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No Timesert for me...I use threaded inserts from Fastenall...thin wall (close tolerance) usually...and No Odd Size tooling required!!!
Edit; Tho a helicoil would be just fine in this application!!! And... those are 5/16 fasteners!!
Last edited by Racepres; Jun 26, 2024 at 08:04 AM.
Originally??? Yes... Hard to do with any insert!! That ship has sailed!!
Originally Posted by Scheebs
Time-serts were invented about 5 minutes after the aluminum head was introduced!
by asshats who invented their Own Thread spec... yet people still expound their Virtues... Give me an insert that uses readily available thread pitches and taps!!! I have that **** on the Bench!!!!
Helicoil gets a Pass....no need to go bigger than necessary...and not Over Priced!!!!
Last edited by Racepres; Jun 27, 2024 at 08:33 PM.
Originally??? Yes... Hard to do with any insert!! That ship has sailed!!
by asshats who invented their Own Thread spec... yet people still expound their Virtues... Give me an insert that uses readily available thread pitches and taps!!! I have that **** on the Bench!!!!
Helicoil gets a Pass....no need to go bigger than necessary...and not Over Priced!!!!
Never had a bad experience with a Timesert ... Worked every time flawlessly
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