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f*cking helicoil bastard - cwspellowe - 27-10-2012
Why is it so hard to get a bloody helicoil/thread repair kit in a shop? Need one urgently or i'm gonna miss a photoshoot tomorrow night and I can only find them on eBay, or there's a tool place near me that sells a full range for £300.. wtf?
I thought these were standard practice at garages? Apparently not...
FML and my wonky brake caliper
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - stevieg - 27-10-2012
We have them at work. Try euro car parts
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - cwspellowe - 27-10-2012
Nope, nothing. Phoned every motor factors in the area. There was a machine shop in Coatbridge that would do it for £5 but I needed to get the hub off for him and I didn't have time to take it off and get it up to him.
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - JackLewis_Dturbo - 27-10-2012
chemical metal FTW
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - 306Dan - 27-10-2012
If you have a machine mart near you they sell all common sizes
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - the milkman - 27-10-2012
If need be I know cj got one for his manifold could just ask where he got it from?
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - cwspellowe - 27-10-2012
f*ck it, ordered one off eBay for £8. Stupid thing, caliper mounting bolt has gone awol so i'm missing the shoot tomorrow now
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - 4WayDiablo - 27-10-2012
Take the caliper off plug the hole and drive with 3 calipers? :-) :-)
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - cwspellowe - 27-10-2012
Like a boss
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - the milkman - 27-10-2012
(27-10-2012, 02:41 PM)4WayDiablo Wrote: Take the caliper off plug the hole and drive with 3 calipers? :-) :-)
really would like to know what goes through your head at times
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - CJ_Derv - 27-10-2012
I had this and had brembo caliper held on by one bolt and one chemical metalled bolt haha
Ebay all the way unless you have a busoness called rothwells who specialize in nuts n bolts and tools lol
The one i got of ebay didnt come with a tap holder/handle though
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - 306Dan - 27-10-2012
Yea I've bought many through work and they never come with a tap holder unless you've bought the mega box
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - cwspellowe - 27-10-2012
That's fine, I can fashion one in the shed of wonders
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - CJ_Derv - 27-10-2012
Im contemplating helicoiling all the holes in head for inlet/exhaust manifold if weather holds out lol should be fun
jus got to grav a tap holder if me mate lol
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - 4WayDiablo - 27-10-2012
(27-10-2012, 03:16 PM)the milkman Wrote:(27-10-2012, 02:41 PM)4WayDiablo Wrote: Take the caliper off plug the hole and drive with 3 calipers? :-) :-)
really would like to know what goes through your head at times
To be fair I don't think much can out-pikey me on this one.... my brake pad fell out and instead of replacing it I carried on driving haha using handbrake mainly haha
Ended up wafer thin lol
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - cwspellowe - 27-10-2012
How the f*ck are you still alive Phil?!
RE: f*cking helicoil bastard - 4WayDiablo - 27-10-2012
Beats me lol so back to your original problem... get the f*ck to that photoshoot! Lol