Idler Pulley stripped threads - HeliCoil?

[landtank]

Broke a alternator bolt on my wife’s gx470 last week. The helicoil kit is in route now that I’ve drilled that bitch out. Loctite 262 has a 15 minute set time and a 24 hour cure time. Once the helicoil is in place I take a dry Q- tip and mop up any extra locktite that might be in the threads.

 

[landtank]

I also use isopropyl alcohol as a lubricant when tapping aluminum. As it evaporates it keeps the chips cool and prevents them from clumping.

 

[musthave]

I drilled, tapped, cleaned, prepped it, then inserted with the tool to just below flush. Used Locktite 262. Now I will let it sit for 24 hours. Reading the torque setting it says 32 ft-lbf. That seems high to me as everything else that connects to aluminum seems to be 15 ft-lbf. That said, I hope things hold up fine to 32 ft-lbf.

 

[logicbyondreaso]

I've used Time-Sert with great success when HeliCoils did not work on some projects.

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