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 baja burley
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| posted on May 9th, 2009 at 03:03 PM |
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spark plug thread gone
just finished rebuilding the engine today and went to put in the new spark plugs and got to the fourth one and found the thread is nearly gone (inside
head). so i pulled it down, took the head off to helicoil the thread....
my helicoil kit doesn't have a suitable one in it...
does anyone know the size helicoil i need to do the job???
its a super 1600tp
cheers
Luke
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68AutoBug
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| posted on May 9th, 2009 at 06:33 PM |
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I believe most VW shops will have the helicoil You need...
best to coat threads of spark plugs with anti seize..
I've never had any problems as I do that with all allloy heads..
Lee
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| posted on May 10th, 2009 at 05:04 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by baja burley
just finished rebuilding the engine today and went to put in the new spark plugs and got to the fourth one and found the thread is nearly gone (inside
head). so i pulled it down, took the head off to helicoil the thread....
my helicoil kit doesn't have a suitable one in it...
does anyone know the size helicoil i need to do the job???
its a super 1600tp
cheers
Luke
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M14 x 1,25
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| posted on May 10th, 2009 at 05:09 PM |
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There are a number of recoil kits available,one of these taps and screws an insert straight into the stripped hole.
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11CAB
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| posted on May 10th, 2009 at 05:11 PM |
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Time Serts are better than Helicoils if you can get them
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| posted on May 10th, 2009 at 06:47 PM |
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Time Serts are better than Helicoils
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x 100
People put these in on new heads
Futue te ipsum!!!
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baja burley
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| posted on May 10th, 2009 at 09:48 PM |
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is there a retailer that has time serts or do i have to order over the net
if so which kit do i order?
M14 x 1.25?
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| posted on May 11th, 2009 at 07:56 AM |
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Find your local Wurth dealer
http://www.wurth.com.au/catalogue/A04_0136.pdf
or here
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-TIME-SERT-14MM-X-1-25-Spark-Plug-Repair-Kit-4412E_...
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| posted on May 14th, 2009 at 10:18 AM |
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Timesert all the way
SYDNEY
42 Lancaster St, INGLEBURN NSW 2565
Ph: 02 9829 2233 Fax: 02 9829 2278
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