Newcs222 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Posted April 9, 2014 I noticed coolant leaking from one of the head studs. The nut was loose so I began to tighten it but the head stud was coming with it. Pulled the head and found the head was stripped. Not the stud but the threaded female portion on the jug. What are my options here? Can I get a larger head stud and tap out the jug? This will also require drilling the hole larger on the head. Is there some high temp compound I can use to set the head stud back in? Quote
Newcs222 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Posted April 9, 2014 Yes! Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Quote
lil Doobie420 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Posted April 9, 2014 I have seen heli coil used before. God luck. Quote
Newcs222 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Posted April 9, 2014 How reliable will it be? Have you seen anyone go one size larger head studs? Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Quote
Surfrjag Posted April 9, 2014 Report Posted April 9, 2014 Time cert or heilicoil. question is why did it strip? Was it overheated or over torqued If it was leaking coolant and you have a coolhead maybe it was just an oring gone bad Quote
Newcs222 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Posted April 9, 2014 No, I pulled the head stud out and it had the threads from the jugs on it. I'm gonna make sure the water pump gears are good. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Quote
sleeper06 Posted April 9, 2014 Report Posted April 9, 2014 Heli coils are more user friendly to the average person I have used both time certs and heli coils both wil hold up no problem. Heli coil can be done in frame no problem , time cert I like to have jug off and in drill press or bridgport Quote
Newcs222 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Report Posted April 9, 2014 Helicoil worked good. No leaks yet.... Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk Quote
Buckwheat Posted April 10, 2014 Report Posted April 10, 2014 I used a heli-coil on one of my head studs and it worked great. Just make sure you get the heli-coil far enough down in the threads so the stud is installed at the proper depth. This is especially critical if using acorn nuts. Quote
Newcs222 Posted April 12, 2014 Author Report Posted April 12, 2014 Helicoils rock. Been riding hard with no issues Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 1 Quote
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