I thought I'd throw this one out there and see what guys have done to fix stripped threads in vital areas.What I have is an 01 SRX and normally a stripped hole is easily fix by tapping it out to a larger thread or possibly going to a similar size in a standard thread rather than the metric one originally.The reed cage mounting holes are one area that I've noticed seem to be ones that strip out the most often,seems people just don't know the proper torque for fasteners.The first time I had the engine apart was after I bought the sled,I had to re mount the oil pump and do a few other things so I could run the sled on trails where it used to be a drag sled before.When I put the reeds back in I had 4 of the bolt holes strip out so rather than mess around I just retapped the holes to 1/4 inch and was done with it.But I was thinking about fixing the holes properly so I can get back to all 12 bolts being the same size,it's kind of a nuisance to have to switch back and forth sockets when doing any work on the engine.
What technique have you guys found that will successfully repair threads like the reed cage mounts and hold up? Ideally taking the crank case to a welder and have the holes filled in a retapped to the metric thread is what I'd like to do but what about stuff like JB cold weld or similar products?Will epoxy's like that hold up to the stress?
What technique have you guys found that will successfully repair threads like the reed cage mounts and hold up? Ideally taking the crank case to a welder and have the holes filled in a retapped to the metric thread is what I'd like to do but what about stuff like JB cold weld or similar products?Will epoxy's like that hold up to the stress?
