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Originally Posted by GregWeld
I wouldn't just re-tap the aluminum hole... I'd go with a HeliCoil if you have decent access to it.
My old rule is do it right the first time -- and then you don't have to worry about it forever and ever.
Sorry you're having these issues!
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HeliCoil ? the only ones Im familiar with are the spriral type, Which is actually just putting a wound up piece of wire in the hole to make up the difference in the thread gap. Am I thinking of something different? because those work like shiat.
FYI, my advise to re-tap actually means drill larger hole and... well re-tap to the next size. It's basically the same as a new hole, just bigger. I don't recommend re-tapping to the next size by just the means of putting a larger tap in the stripped hole.
Anyway, got any pictures of the HeliCoil system you are talking about?