The tang is driven in first with the installation tool and would be on the
inside. Space your bolt length and washers just right, and maybe you won't
need to break it off. Try it on a test piece first so you know how deep you can
go and whether breaking it off can be done.
-Jeff
>
> On 10/28
The tang on the helicoil is used to insert it using the special tool with the
notch in the kit.
John
> On Oct 28, 2020, at 5:01 PM, Flesner via KRnet wrote:
>
> On 10/28/2020 4:21 PM, Mark Langford via KRnet wrote:
>>
>> I would simply go with the Heli-Coils.
>
> +++
On 10/28/2020 4:21 PM, Mark Langford via KRnet wrote:
I would simply go with the Heli-Coils.
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Thanks. Here goes my next 6 gallon of 100LL.
Larry Flesner
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On 10/28/2020 4:41 PM, Jeff Scott via KRnet wrote:
The question is whether you can break off the tang on a helicoil in such a
shallow hole without damaging the helicoil itself
lf I size the bolt right do I need to break the tang? Seems like the
he
>
> 2. Question. would the Helicoil be as effective as the Keenserts in this
> application? What thread size is the outside of the 3/16 insert and
> would there be enough threads in the hole to hold? Can I drill the
> threads out of present holes and have enough material to thread a 3/16"
Larry wrote:
> So, that fix is out. I want to proceed through my other possible fixes
> in a manner as to not eliminate the easiest and cheapest fixes as I move
> to more aggressive solutions without taking a saws-all to my fuel
tank...
I would simply go with the Heli-Coils. They work OK,
Update on fuel leak fix. I did a test today on the Poly-Nuts and they
are not up to the task. Placed a scrap piece of aluminum in the vise
and drilled three holes. Installed Poly-Nuts with puller, then snugged
them down a bit more with wrench. They might tighten up enough to seal
but I i
Larry Flesner wrote:
> I wondered when you would chime in on this. Will Keenserts install
> easily and hold in 1/8" inch aluminum? Using John Shaffer's method to
> set I can avoid using the hammer. Suggested supplier?
Minimum thickness material is 1/16". I don't know how "easy" that is,
but
Chris,
HVLP rigs use a blower instead of an air compressor. It moves a large quantity
of air at low pressure.
For painting, I have a Grayson rig that I bought from Home Deprivation for
about $100. The hose is about 1 1/2 inch corrugated plastic and is quite
flexible.
The volume of air s
On 10/28/2020 8:09 AM, Mark Langford via KRnet wrote:
In the end they were are all replaced with Keenserts,
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Mark,
I wondered when you would chime in on this. Will Keenserts install
easily and hold in 1/8" inch aluminum? Using John Shaffer's m
At the aerospace engineering/fabrication business where I spent the last
31 years working, one of our junior engineers designed a piece of
military hardware with thousands of rivnuts retaining the outer shell to
the aluminum frame. Us old-timers had known for decades that Keenserts
were the on
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