Stripped thread

Whilst draining the oil from the sump of my 1989 Mini 998 the thread on the
aluminium engine casing for the oil drain bolt stripped. Does anyone know
how best to fix this? Is helicoiling an option and is it easily done in
situ or can anyone suggest another method?

Thanks,
Albert

"ln1gaw" wrote :

Whilst draining the oil from the sump of my 1989 Mini 998 the thread on
the
aluminium engine casing for the oil drain bolt stripped. Does anyone know
how best to fix this? Is helicoiling an option and is it easily done in
situ or can anyone suggest another method?

Hey, helicoiling can be done "in situ" for this job.... it makes it a much
better thread than it previously was.

Make sure however that you get a professional to do it, as if it's slightly
out it can cause problems....

Should only cost you about £20 to get done.

HTH

Mick

Mick,
Thanks, a very useful tip. Can you suggest the type of place that do this
kind of work?
Albert

"ln1gaw" wrote :

Mick,
Thanks, a very useful tip. Can you suggest the type of place that do this
kind of work?
Albert

Albert, i've e-mailed you.

Ta

Mick

FWIW. I saw a product the other day for replacing stripped threads. It was
an epoxy cement. You thoroughly cleaned the hole, applied a release agent
to the bolt, squidged the stuff on and set the bolt in the hole. When the
goo set you unscrewed the bolt. I wouldn't like to trust my life to it but,
especially if there is a bit of original tread, it might be worth a try even
for a temporary fix. It was made by Loctite, I think.

Graham L

"Mick Rouse" <mick_rouse (AT) SPAMTRAPbtinternet (DOT) com> wrote

"ln1gaw" wrote :

Mick,
Thanks, a very useful tip. Can you suggest the type of place that do this
kind of work?
Albert


Albert, i've e-mailed you.

Ta

Mick

I reckon a helicoil is safer for this application. You wouldn't want
to drop 4.5 litres of oil on the road...

Not good for the road nor for the mains :-)

P

"ln1gaw" <albertswift (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Whilst draining the oil from the sump of my 1989 Mini 998 the thread on
the
aluminium engine casing for the oil drain bolt stripped. Does anyone know
how best to fix this? Is helicoiling an option and is it easily done in
situ or can anyone suggest another method?

Thanks,
Albert

Evostick will work and its cheap

"ln1gaw" <albertswift (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

Whilst draining the oil from the sump of my 1989 Mini 998 the thread on
the
aluminium engine casing for the oil drain bolt stripped. Does anyone know
how best to fix this? Is helicoiling an option and is it easily done in
situ or can anyone suggest another method?

drill it out and get a bigger sump plug ..

Pannawonica ..