Long story short...

I was busy making a new switch panel a couple days ago and while I had the console out, I decided to reseal my shifter....

I had used yellow weather stripping before because it was all I had on me and although it sealed just fine, I wanted the piece of mind of using Black Silicone...

Anyhoo, I pulled the shifter and while torquing the bolts down with the new seal, I ended up stripping two of the case threads

That's what I get for swapping shifters 20 F'ng times

I have them snugged down to 20ft lbs. as is and the shifter feels solid, but I'd still like to go ahead and add Heli-Coils as soon as I can because the two that are stripped are on one side (driver)

Anyone know the actual thread size for these bolts so I can get the correct HCs?








Rick

 

Guessing from your screen name that you are talking about a 98 F-Body, this belongs in "LS1 Tech"....... moving it there

 

8mm

 

Thanx

I had a few others confirm this as well


Thing is, I went to AutoZone today and the closest they had were 8.3mm


They said it should work but I don't really have much faith in them... (especially when a kit will cost me $20 bux)


Gunna head out to Harbor Freight tools tomorrow and see if they have any in stock....












Rick