targa top insert repair technique? Options

[orbit398]

So one of the two inserts that holds the rear latch component has stripped out. Its a shallow insert too. I assume others have had to fix this and wonder what works best.

options
1-tap hole for a bigger screw, probably an American thread & Loctite it
2-use a dremel tool and remove existing insert, fiberglass in a new one
3-cross thread in an American bolt along with JB Weld, cut head of and make it a thread stud
4-???

ideas, thanks

[orbit398]

Thanks guys - gave me some ideas and did a search, found a few things...

1-Pam® Cooking Spray is a quick and convenient adhesion preventer. Simply place the fastener on a paper towel and spray the threads, butter the threads with a bit of thickened epoxy so air isn’t trapped, push the fastener into the over-sized, partially filled hole and let the epoxy cure. Back it out after the epoxy hardens and now you’ve cast threads in the epoxy.

2-Another common household product that makes a decent mold release is Aqua Net® Regular Hold hair spray. It is nearly all Polyvinyl alcoho (PVA) and works well.


http://epoxyworks.com/index.php/what-you-c...epoxy-to-stick/