foot peg bolt hole repair?

[VictorK]

My cousin just got a new frame but the peg hole is stripped. Can the holes be tapped and re threaded or what?

[bansheesrtoys]

get a heli-coil retread kit , drill it to the tap size in the kit and insert the heli-coil and your done.

[rdzbangshee]

weld drill and re-tap

[VictorK]

I've heard of this too but I neither of us can do it so we would have to get it done. I think the heli coil would hold up fine anyway

weld drill and re-tap

[bansheesandrider]

I've heard of this too but I neither of us can do it so we would have to get it done. I think the heli coil would hold up fine anyway

There is not a lot of material there in the frame to hold the HeliCoil. That is why they strip out in the first place.

Edited October 22, 2010 by bansheesandrider

[SNTBANSHEE]

Ive always just bored out the hole and went with a bigger bolt when that happens... then if it strips again i fill it in with a weld and re thread... never gone that far but its what i would do

 

+1. Drilled, tapped one size bigger. Held up fine.

[Screaming Yellow Zonker]

weld drill and re-tap

 

Are you kidding me????

 

I don't know what type of drill bit you are using but I use carbide drill bits and it is harder that hell to drill into...

 

I just tapped mine out to 7/16 and have not had a problem in this 6 years it has been done.

[bansheesrtoys]

if you can tap it to a bigger size then you should be able to heli coil it . never had to but it will work , i would personally weld it but not everybody has that option.plus a heli coil would be the same as taping it but you can still use your factory bolt instead of having to get a bolt.