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Mar 25, 2003 | 10:53 PM

lt1camaroman93

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hub thread stripped

The threads for the bolt that hold the crank hub on are stripped.. I was wondering what i can do about this.. can i just retap new threads?

Mar 25, 2003 | 10:58 PM

shoebox

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Drill and heli-coil or replace crank are pretty much your options.

Mar 25, 2003 | 11:02 PM

lt1camaroman93

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what exactly is heli-coil???

Mar 25, 2003 | 11:04 PM

shoebox

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Originally posted by lt1camaroman93
what exactly is heli-coil???

Here is a random page pulled from a "Google" search.

http://www.squibby.freeserve.co.uk/article_helicoil.htm

Mar 25, 2003 | 11:13 PM

lt1camaroman93

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Thank you very much.. Does a shop charge much to do this??? Or is it something i could do in the garage.. Im not sure whrere to get the tools for the job

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