We use them all the time on heavy machines. Never have a problem. You'll still have to drill material to increase the I.D.
On Thursday, December 25, 2014 12:51:56 AM UTC-6, Christopher Chen wrote: > > Using a helicoil is a way to repair the threads and not move up to the > next highest size. Granted, it's more work, but considering I've used them > on engine blocks, you could do worse. > > On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 8:38 PM, IanA <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: >> >> Tapping out to M6 would be one approach. Otherwise, a longer M5 and a >> nylock nut is a good fix as long as there is no clearance issue - on the >> drive-side there can be interference with cassette/chain. In this case a >> low profile headed bolt threaded from the inside provides a stud that the >> rack strut is mounted on then secured with a nylock nut. >> >> Ian A/Canada. >> >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, December 23, 2014 9:28:28 PM UTC-7, Mobile Bill wrote: >>> >>> Hope y'all are getting some time off for riding. In the 70s here, but >>> raining cats and dogs for two days, so working on my bikes and looking for >>> the most practical, creative and immediate solution to a stripped braze-on >>> on my Betty, unfortunately the BO to which the rear rack attaches. Don't >>> know how it happened. Just noticed the rack was loose, and that I could >>> tighten. The 5 mm screw was a little bunged, as well. Tried another screw >>> and it gripped a little deeper, but eventually started spinning as well. >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > -- > "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
