[Shop-talk] Replacing a damaged helicoil

[bjshov8 at tx.rr.com (BJNoSHOV8)]

Well I didn't know, and EZ-outs are tapered a bit so they might grab 
just the coil at the top and unscrew the coil just like if you could 
grab the end of the coil at the top.


>> Bend the end of the coil more and unscrew
>> it with a needle
>> nose pliers?
> That has worked for me in the past, but as Pat said it needs to be the top
> of the Helicoil (so it tends to shrink while you unscrew it).  IMO anything
> that tends to spread it (like an easy-out) will just lock it in place
> tighter.