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B11sleeper · Apr 13th, 2004, 05:14 PM

supposedly aircraft parts have helicoil inserts on all the aluminum parts, so it doesn't hurt anything. I've been trying to helicoil all the places where hardened bolts go into soft aluminum. as long as it's done properly, you should be fine..

Apr 13th, 2004, 05:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
B11sleeper Datsun Guy Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Burbank, Gringolandia Posts: 1,367	supposedly aircraft parts have helicoil inserts on all the aluminum parts, so it doesn't hurt anything. I've been trying to helicoil all the places where hardened bolts go into soft aluminum. as long as it's done properly, you should be fine.. __________________ 1981 datsun 210. nothing interesting here...