The tang is driven in first with the installation tool and would be on the inside. Space your bolt length and washers just right, and maybe you won't need to break it off. Try it on a test piece first so you know how deep you can go and whether breaking it off can be done.
-Jeff > > On 10/28/2020 4:41 PM, Jeff Scott via KRnet wrote: > > The question is whether you can break off the tang on a helicoil in such a > > shallow hole without damaging the helicoil itself > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > lf I size the bolt right do I need to break the tang? Seems like the > helicoil will go further in to the hole than the bolt needs to, unless > I'm missing something. Does the tang go in first or last? I'll buy the > kit and figure it out. > > Larry Flesner _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
