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Old 09-27-2019, 02:24 PM   #18
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Since the hole is so close to the edge of the aluminum, recommend you consider using a Timesert instead of a helicoil. A Timesert is a hole-thread-repair part similar in concept to a helicoil, but it's a single "tube" of steel, rather than a long spiral. Timeserts also require a slightly smaller hole than helicoils.
Yes Timeserts work very well, we used 100's in the all aluminum chassis for the Shelby American Series 1.
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