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zombiewolf513 · 04-24-2016, 11:03 PM

I thought you needed a hole that bottoms out to helicoil it?

Attempting to rethread it the same size would be risky and fultile IMO.

If it were me I would tap it the next size up in AN too. No new info here, just a third-forth concurring opinion

04-24-2016, 11:03 PM	#9
zombiewolf513 BANNED Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: AZ Age: 37 Posts: 1,682 Trader Rating: (6)	I thought you needed a hole that bottoms out to helicoil it? Attempting to rethread it the same size would be risky and fultile IMO. If it were me I would tap it the next size up in AN too. No new info here, just a third-forth concurring opinion