Im Fooked

[briggers]

i have mannaged to round off the thread on the new turbo

left hand side on the exit where the ic pipes start ( ct9 hybrid)

what the hell am i gonna do as now i cant really tighten it up i have mannaged to find an old usty bolt that has seemed to work but a few more times of taking the ic pipes off and its never gonna work.

reason i have had to take the pipes off so much recently is im trying to sort out the actuator as im setting the boost as i have the gay ic pipes that go over the mani restrickting me fom getting to the actuator easily.

i cant afford to take the turbo off as im not a mechanic

is there a machine that can re thread it but jut make it 1 size bigger.

so annoying.

[mattgtt]

u can re tap the threads or even do a heli coil insert and it will still be the same size! is it in the turbo housing threads stripped??

[briggers]

explain a bit more please as i dont know what that is and yes its the turbo, the part where it connects to the ic pipe

[mattgtt]

basically it re cuts a thread to the inside portion of a hole they come in all sizes and pitches! a heli coil is a thread repair, u use a tap to start with and a threaded insert goes in allowing u to restore orignal thread size without oversizing, if needed!

[briggers]

where abouts could i get this done (any garage?)

would this be possible with the turbo still on the car i could allways remove the radiator which would free up so mch space ?

thanks for the replys by the way

[briggers]

where abouts could i get this done (any garage?)

would this be possible with the turbo still on the car i could allways remove the radiator which would free up so mch space ?

thanks for the replys by the way

[Asad]

I`d say re-tap it using something like this but i`ve never used the other method so cant comment much

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TAP-AND-DIE-WRENCH-S...%3A1|240%3A1318

EDIT : just watch grandad over here do it ;)

[mattgtt]

yer any half decent garage should have a full tap set and heli coil set! well if u can get to it where it is then no prob! depends on access, needs to be fairly good! no prob mate what the sites all bout!! ;)

[Corey]

You'd be better off taking it off as the old thread may have to be drilled for the heli-coil tap and you stand a better chance of getting it square on a bench rather than on the car. Heli-coils are far more stronger than the normal thread you should do the other one while your at it it would be just as easy to do the two anyway. ;)

[mattgtt]

You'd be better off taking it off as the old thread may have to be drilled for the heli-coil tap and you stand a better chance of getting it square on a bench rather than on the car. Heli-coils are far more stronger than the normal thread you should do the other one while your at it it would be just as easy to do the two anyway.

Good advice there!! ;)

[montanajr]

You could always just put a thin bolt through it with a washer and nut on the other end as a temporary fix.

Anyway dude, how you been?! Not seen you in ages! So I see you got your hybrid fitted, what other stuff you got on there now?!

[Sparky]

I stripped the threads on one of mine fitting my FMIC on Saturday, Just welded a nut to it to get the old threads out and put a bolt in it, Job Done ;)