Thinking out loud.PO did'nt do a great job when installing helicoil for the speedo drive bolt so it sprung out when reinstaling bolt after tranny go thru.Question ?? is there any reason I can't retap hole and install allen bolt with the end machined down to fit the locate hole on the speedo drive .? Seems like there's plenty of material on the tranny boss for the retapping.Ok what ya Think

grab an extra bolt for the shift rod.....

its allen, and tapered.

try it out....actually might be smaller than the bolt you have now.

Thats the thing I have no bolt as of yet just making sure it's cool to retap in to trans case.Thanks

i dont see why you wouldnt be able to tap it.

get all the shavings out.

OK Now why do people install the helicoil seeing as you have to tap it to install it also sounds like over kill to me

because the hole is bigger than what you need....

if you have a 8mm screw and the hole is 9mm large now, you cant anti-tap the hole, so people tap for a helicoil and install that. voila! you have 8mm again.