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| orbit398 |
 May 25 2016, 08:14 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 29-April 15 From: League city, Texas Member No.: 18,681 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
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 |
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| Mikey914 |
May 25 2016, 10:33 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,659 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None 
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Insert epoxy in hole and screw in a new bolt with mold release (or similar material).
It will screw out and is the easiest fix. |
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| bandjoey |
May 25 2016, 11:00 PM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,925 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
And I was going to say fill drill tap
Good fix Attached image(s) 
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| orbit398 |
May 26 2016, 07:21 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 29-April 15 From: League city, Texas Member No.: 18,681 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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/ |
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| 76-914 |
May 26 2016, 07:39 AM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,495 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(orbit398 @ May 26 2016, 06:21 AM)  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/ Great tip! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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