Stripped Intake Manifold Bolt, what would you suggest?
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What would you guys suggest on a stripped intake manifold bolt? It is the very last one towards the firewall that has the bracket that helps hold part of the wiring harness. How lucky would I be to be able to just tap it with the same size and it holding properly? Or would I need to helicoil it, and is that something I could do on my own? I can thread it down until it seats but it doesn't get tight, and if you pull up it will slide back out.
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The threads in the head are stripped? Get a stud the proper length, and see if that will hold. Usually, the first few threads are the ones that go. That was my solution, but there were good threads about halfway down.
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Mark, i think he meant he stripped the threads not the head. I would first try re-tapping it with the same size and see if it will hold. If that doesnt work, then put in a time-sert or helicoil.
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Originally Posted by Karl2bdc
Mark, i think he meant he stripped the threads not the head. I would first try re-tapping it with the same size and see if it will hold. If that doesnt work, then put in a time-sert or helicoil.
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Originally Posted by Karl2bdc
Haha, yea, i meant stripped the threads in the head, not the head of the allen itself.
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Originally Posted by potent951turbo86
It was the threads in the head that are stripped. Does anyone know where I might be able to find all new oem allen head intake manifold bolts?
www.sunsetporsche.com
or I went down to the local hardware store and found what I needed