Speedtoys

Has anyone helicoil'd the threaded 'nuts' on the top of the pod that the long allen bolts attach to?

I have one stripped, duct tape around the bolt did an amazing job of fixing it for the moment..but..Im going to be doing an HVAC duct cleaning/re-foam/sealing/adjusting "soon"..and wanna fix fix it..

The Forgotten On

Probably easier to just drill it out and use a rivnut.

Petza914

Agree that Rivnut is the way to go on stuff like this.

Speedtoys

I dont have a photo..but these are really thin threaded "things" that are spot welded to the pod frame..its not sheet metal..

Zirconocene

If there's enough meat on the welded thing, what about just moving up a size? Drill it out to the next size up and re-tap what's there? If it's thin, the TimeSert and Helicoils I've seen tend to have a bit of length to them, and so may not be suitable anyway.

Good luck

Jerry Feather

Jeff, if it is one of these I think that that is exactly what a rivnut is for and I think you ought to be able to find some with a metric thread.

Jerry Feather

And, for what it is worth I think they are just like the ones on the bottom as shown here.

Kevin in Atlanta

Jeff, I have a Rivnut tool and assorted metric rivnuts.

If you cannot one locally to borrow I can send you out my tool and the rivnut you need.

Kevin

Speedtoys

I can get one here no probs to use..

You suggesting drill out the welded in unit and insert a new one?

Im half tempted via another suggestion, to JB weld and tap it. Its not that much of a fastener..

Kevin in Atlanta

Me personally would reach out to Mark Anderson for a trashed pod and replace the stripped pod thread

beran earms

I know it's not a "proper" fix but if it is aluminum, could you just give the barrel on the back a gentle squeeze to deform it from round? Then run the bolt in and out a couple times on the bench to check.

Eplebnista

The outboard one on my pod is mostly stripped, but not completely. If yours is like mine you will find that the bolt does not engage all of the threads in the pod fitting. I would try a longer socket head bolt or just some M6 threaded rod that will engage all of the threads. You can get both here: Bel-Metric.

Bel-Metric also has these, which might work as well:

Randy V

The pod bolt that screws into this location is a special type bolt, so this isn't an option.

Jerry Feather

The nut plate nuts that Otto shows just above, or the more fixed version of them, will be just about ideal for this problem. The SAE version of these are commonly used in the aviation industry, but I have never seen them before in metric. I use SAE versions of these commonly in my aviation fabrications. They come with tabs for two rivets, as shown, but they can also come with tabs for more than two rivets, I think. Do a search. These will be the very best solution.

P.S. The ones that have around base and about 3 rivet holes are called T-Nuts. Those in Metric will be the cat's meow.

Jadz928

I use this weldnut w/some JB weld.
https://www.mcmaster.com/product/90563A640