tarinitup

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I installed my head today and when I was tightening the rocker bolts I overtorqued one of them. Is it safe to clean the threads and see if it holds to the 22 ft lbs or should I helicoil it with the head still on. Who's helicoiled one of these before and how hard was it?

TexasPainter

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heli-coil. dont risk it. make sure you loc-tite 693 the helicoil.

00ChevyScott

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heli-coil will be best option.

sonoma43

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are the threads actually stripped, or did you just tighten them a bit to much?
if material is missing from the head then a heli-coil is the best option

tarinitup

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just overtightened. I've never done a helicoil, is it hard?

Mangled03gmc

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Heli it or tap it out to the next size bigger and roll with it. If you do heli it use LOC TITE

sonoma43

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a good heli-coil requires you to drill out the hole to a slightly larger size and then put in a heli-coil, to do it the right way anyway.
if the threads are still good then just put some lock tite on them and it should be fine!

00ChevyScott

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Wilde Racing

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CAT-zert FTW, Heli-coil SUCKS..... I'd go to the next size up though.....

charcold-bowtie

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should have let jesse do it. then blame his ***