Titanium Grey S4 Avant

[hunker7]

UPDATE: Dad just called me and he has managed to drill the hole and remove the broken piece.

[AndyP]

Good old dad!!

[hunker7]

Good old dad!!

I do owe him a pint or ten

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

[Majorcina]

Good news

[Dift]

Happy days!

[newsh]

Nice one, now what kind of insert will you use? Timesert are good if you have enough metal left.

[hunker7]

Nice one, now what kind of insert will you use? Timesert are good if you have enough metal left.

I think I will go for the one AndyP suggested;

http://www.specialty-fasteners.co.uk...ensert-inserts

Seems like the best option. In the future I can use standard studs rather than making M12-to-M8 stud

BTW, looking at the inserts there are 2 types, one is with internal thread locking, do I need it, or go for normal one?

[hunker7]

They just got back to me and minimum order is 6, which works out over 30 quid, so that's a no go.

I have 2 options now, make a M8 to M12 stud and use that, or just use 2 thread inserts so I can use standard studs in the future?

[newsh]

TBH 30 quid sounds cheap to get this sorted.

Have you checked out Time-Serts? If you have enough metal then this is what I would use. You definitely want to use standard studs.

http://www.threadrepairkits.co.uk/timesert%20kits%20for%20sale.htm

[hunker7]

TBH 30 quid sounds cheap to get this sorted.

Have you checked out Time-Serts? If you have enough metal then this is what I would use. You definitely want to use standard studs.

http://www.threadrepairkits.co.uk/ti...for%20sale.htm

Money is very tight so every little counts. And I have no use for 5 that are left over. I will probably just use 2 inserts as I have enough metal left to tap it and I have them already so won't have to spend any more money.

[newsh]

Titanium Grey S4 Avant

What, so one insert inside the other?

Will that work? I would have thought the thread pitch would be wrong.

[hunker7]

What, so one insert inside the other?

Will that work? I would have thought the thread pitch would be wrong.

Yeah, I have M12 to M10 and then M10 to M8. Works perfectly.

[newsh]

Awesome

[hunker7]

Because I'm bored and it's not yet bedtime I "lowered" my car, and I think I should lower it really. I think if I don't, it will bother me all the time I can always go back to stock