Making the Old New Again!!

  
NOW IS THE TIME TO CLEAN OF THE RAGGED EDGES FROM CUTTING OFF THE OLD BOLT AND TAPPING THE HOLE. TAKE YOUR TIME AND FINISH IT UP NICELY. BECAUSE THIS PARTICULAR HOLE IS NOT AS DEEP AS THE OTHERS WE HAVE OPTED (FROM PAST EXPERIENCE) TO SHORTEN UP THE HELICOIL ITSELF TO MAKE SURE THE BOLT WILL PASS THROUGH IT EASILY. HOLD IT IN THE VICE AS YOU SEE HERE ADN CUT WITH A HACKSAW. JUST LET THE SAW WORK ITS WAY DOWN WITH NOT MUCH PRESSURE AND YOU WILL DO FINE. CLEAN UP THE EDGES OF THE CUT COIL BEFORE YOU INSTALL IT.

 

  

OFTEN WHEN HELICOILING KNUCKLEHEADS, IF THE DEPTH IS NOT ENOUGH, THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLE DOES NOT GET TAPPED AS WIDE AS THE TOP AND MIDDLE BECAUSE OF THE TAPER OF THE TAP. IF FULL LENGTH COILS ARE THEN INSERTED IT IS COMMON TO SEE THE BOLT BIND UP WHEN IT IS ONLY HALF WAY IN THE HEAD BECAUSE THE COILS IS MORE COMPRESSED AT THE BOTTM END. A REAL PROBLEM THEN BELIEVE ME.....AND FOR YOU THAT ARE THINKING " WELL JUST RUN A TAP DOWN THROUGH IT"...THAT WILL NOT WORK AS A TAP WILL NOT CUT INTO THE HELICOIL ITSELF. YOU JUST HAVE A BAD SITUATION THEN. REMOVING THE COIL AND STARTING OVER IS USUALLY THE ONLY SITUATION AND THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT AS, IF UPON TRYING TO GET THE COIL OUT, IT CAN TAKE SOME OF THE NEWLY CUT THREADS FOR THE HELICOIL OUT WITH IT. IF THIS HAPPENS IN A BIG WAY...YOU MAY HAVE JUST JUNKED THE HEAD! TAKE YOUR TIME!!!!
COVER THE HELICOIL WITH RED LOCK TIGHT AND INSTALL IT. ONCE IT IS IN YOU CAN RUN A BOLT DOWN IN THE HOLE TO CLEAN UP THE LOCK TIGHT AND MAKE SURE IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY IN EASILY.

 

 

THAT'S IT.......NO MUSS NO FUSS AND THIS OLD KNUCKLE HEAD CAN GO BACK TO BEING ON A KNUCKLEHEAD CYLINDER...... WHERE IT BELONGS!!!

 

  

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