would you trust a helicoil...?
06-28-2008 | 07:24 AM
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From: Billings,Mt.
RE: would you trust a helicoil...?
No problem if installed correctly.Just make sure the hole is straight and use a tap guide.
Threaded inserts are used on aircraft,so they must be safe.
06-28-2008 | 07:28 AM
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RE: would you trust a helicoil...?
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ORIGINAL: third_left_eye
if it is installed correctly, it should be up to the job. We use them all the time at work on our aircraft.
took the words right outa my mouth
06-28-2008 | 07:31 AM
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From: New Bern NC
RE: would you trust a helicoil...?
 \\;If you have the wall thickness this is the prefererred set up over the slinky type helicoil. You can get these from mcmaster-carr.
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06-28-2008 | 07:42 AM
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From: way down upon the Suwannee River
RE: would you trust a helicoil...?
you might want to consider a threaded insert, much stronger then a helicoil, a litter harder to install but much better
06-28-2008 | 08:01 AM
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From: LAKESIDE CA.
RE: would you trust a helicoil...?
when possibel I prefer to make a insert with a lip installed from the back side
so it can't ever pull out but heli coils have been used for years on almost everything with good results
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06-28-2008 | 08:37 AM
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From: Davie, FL
RE: would you trust a helicoil...?
Thread lock or thread insert = same product/different trade name
06-28-2008 | 09:54 AM
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From: Hereford, Arizona
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