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anthnony sez drill through it and use a cable tie.
both helicoils and timeserts will require the removal of the bracket to facilitate insertion and they can both be very expensive especially if you can't get anyone to do it and have to buy a kit.if the bolt doesn't get that close to bottoming out in the thread then i would get a longer bolt but use the old one to chase the thread,grind a flat on one side of the old bolt and wind it in with plenty of lubrication,it will basically do the same job as a tap then fit the longer bolt,make sure you get all the galled ali off the old bolt first though.
that city and guilds wasn't wasted on me after all then!,and i got to learn some big words as well!
grind about 5mm off the thickness and grind it parallel.
the idea is to get a sharp thread shaped edge - you can do the same with a few hacksaw cuts if you cant grind it. It is only to run down the thread, recutting as it goes and to clean out any crud in there. I would be inclined to grind a flat on both sides, opposite along the whole length of the bolt. If you can - you could undercut any plain section underneath the bolt head, so that the thread sticks proud. Use lots of lubricant and keep running it back out to clean out the crud that forms.
he did
an we is still waiting fur Grippa to answer
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