I've used this stuff myself to fix the banjo fitting on the bottom of an
SU carb. It does work well, but it says not to use it on critical
components. I'd say that it would probably work for this, but visually
it's not pretty.
Chris Kantarjiev wrote:
>
> Sorry, I didn't pay attention to the beginning of this thread, but let
> me mention two things:
>
> An old "on-the-road" repair for screws/bolts that are backing out
> from vibration (or wear) is to stuff the hole with steel wool and
> thread the fastener back in. This works amazingly well. You might
> substitute bronze wool to avoid corrosion.
>
> A modern variant is a Loctite product for thread repair: it's basically
> a fancy epoxy that you put into the hole. You coat the male portion
> with a release agent and install. Wait for the epoxy to harden.
> Remove the male portion, et voila, a repaired hole that will take
> serious loads (I've seen it used for timing cover bolts, and have heard
> of someone repairing a bearing surface).
--
George Richardson
The Wyvern - '57 TR3, TS15559L - Now on the road!
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
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