Stripped Threads

[Achilles]

Somehow unknowingly, I stripped the threads for the lower bolt hole for the EGR heat pipe mount on the intake. I noticed a slight exhaust leak yesterday and when I put a wrench to the mounting bolts, the lower bolt just turned freely. I'm assuming I can just drill the hole out in the alluminum intake to the next size and re-tap it with no problem. It looks like a larger bolt head will clear the pipe just fine. But I thought I better put a thread out there just in case there is something I'm not aware of, or an alternate fix. What do you think?

 

[tigmaned]

how about a heli-coil

 

[G Winter]

Check the depth of the hole and threads, see if it is deeper than the length of your bolt, you just might get by with a longer bolt.

Glenn

 

[Achilles]

Check the depth of the hole and threads, see if it is deeper than the length of your bolt, you just might get by with a longer bolt.

Glenn

No it's stripped all the way down. Just got back from the parts store to get a heli-coil. I'll give that a try tomorrow.

Thanks Tigman