85fortheDrive

In an attempt to be the official neediest nitwit on the board, I thought I'd inquire about an issue I discovered in removing the pod. The picture shows the receptacle for the left tightener bolt for the pod. The threads within this bolt socket have worn away such that the bolt screws in, but not with great snugness.

Any way to improve the hold of this connection?

Thanks and Peace,
Tim

Alan

Err... what picture Tim..?

Mrmerlin

try removing the pod and add a threadsert, or heilicoil there should be enough depth to do this without the screw/fastener coming out the other side

85fortheDrive

Gee Alan, the picture's been there the whole time...

Okay, pod is removed. So I'll go hunting for some threadsert. Thanks Merlin.

Alan

I'd think you could also find a metric threaded insert (ACE etc hardware store) and JB weld it into place.

Threadsert may work if it fits but may be overkill and/or ill fitting in to the plastic if its irregular..?

Alan

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I've seen Loctite Form-A-Thread in various auto parts stores. I've never tried it on anything, but have always kind of wondered how well it worked. I don't think I'd trust it on any kind of critical fastener, but for something like a stripped pod bolt hole it might be a reasonable solution. Anybody have any experience with this stuff or something similar to it?
http://store.summitracing.com/largei...ct-37390_w.jpg

Podguy

The threads on the pod are aluminum and fail easily. The good news is the pod takes very little to hold it in place.

There are a couple of things you can do. The first is to get a thick washer and drill out the hole and tap it for the thread. Use some JB Weld to attach the washer on the flat space of the pod. The JB Weld is enough to hold the washer in place and the thickness of the washer is not so much as to offset of skew the position of the pod. The steel of the washer is strong enough to get some torque to hold the pod in place. The pod will still be removable for repair.

An alternative is to get some tubing - aluminum will do. Drill out the threads on the bushing in the pod, being careful not to go through your nice new leather cover, to the outside diameter of the tubing. Glue a section of the tubing into the pod bracket again with some JB weld or even some red Loctite. Drill and tap out the inside of the tubing for the tread size. Thin wall aliminum tubing should do the job.

The drill can be limited by a stop. They make stops that attach to a drill bit.

This is not a disaster, just a minor inconvience. Done right the pod will be fully servicable.

Good Luck

Dan the Pod Guy.

michael j wright

I've used form a thread before and it really does work well, and very easy to use.

Shark Attack

smear the threads with jb weld, let it sit for 24 hours, run a tap through it, done