Subject: Re: [TR] helicoil in trans housing

From: Dean Tetterton <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 11:50:17 -0400

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I did that on all my transmissions. I used coarse thread bolts as
they go into aluminum.
Dean

On Wed, Jul 3, 2024 at 11:46=E2=80=AFAM dave northrup <[email-masked]> wr=
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> I=E2=80=99ve got the engine and transmission out in the TR6, so I=E2=80=
=99m thinking of
> putting a helicoil in the trans housing to bolt the starter into.
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> Anything I need to know before I do that?  any tips?
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I did that on all my transmissions. I used coarse thread b=
olts as<div>they go into aluminum.</div><div>Dean</div></div><br><div class=
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[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black">I=E2=80=99ve got the eng=
ine and transmission out in the TR6, so I=E2=80=99m thinking of putting a h=
elicoil in the trans housing to bolt the starter into.=C2=A0
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black">Anything I need to know =
before I do that?=C2=A0 any tips?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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From: DAVID MASSEY <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 19:36:30 +0000 (UTC)

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That's a through-hole, is it not?=C2=A0 The bore may be too big for for a h=
eli-coil.=C2=A0 But it might work.=C2=A0 Let us know.

I was thinking along other lines and making a piece of curved steel with a =
couple of nuts welded on where the starter bolts attach.=C2=A0=20

I've successfully replaced a starter without pulling the transmission cover=
 but it meant squeezing my arm up past the cover and the bell housing.=C2=
=A0 Unnecessarily difficult at any rate.

Dave=20

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=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">That's a through-hole, is it not?&nbsp; The =
bore may be too big for for a heli-coil.&nbsp; But it might work.&nbsp; Let=
 us know.<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I was thinking along other lines and making=
 a piece of curved steel with a couple of nuts welded on where the starter =
bolts attach.&nbsp; <br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">I've successfully replaced a sta=
rter <u>without </u>pulling the transmission cover but it meant squeezing m=
y arm up past the cover and the bell housing.&nbsp; Unnecessarily difficult=
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From: Brian Kemp <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2024 14:19:31 -0700

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I did this about 30 years ago and have had no issues.  Take a drill bit 
and determine the size of the hole in the transmission housing then get 
the appropriate sized helicoil.  I only did the difficult starter bolt.

Brian

On 7/3/2024 8:14 AM, dave northrup wrote:
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> of putting a helicoil in the trans housing to bolt the starter into.
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    I did this about 30 years ago and have had no issues.  Take a drill
    bit and determine the size of the hole in the transmission housing
    then get the appropriate sized helicoil.  I only did the difficult
    starter bolt. <br>
    <br>
    Brian <br>
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