hypermobilty Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 ive just noticed once of the bolt mounts for my rear maggie the threads are stripped can i re tap them out or will it not work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeroyHUK Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 hey mate, i have an echo trials 24", the mounts have been re-tapped to m6 and it works fine... becareful not to strip m6's because then the frame is fooked... hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 You'd be better off helicoiling them though - not only would you be retaining the original thread size you'd actually end up with a stronger thread than the original 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypermobilty Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Thanks how would I go about helicoling them would it be better to take it some where Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 It's cheap to buy a kit and easy enough to do (it's only a 2 minute job), but if you're not too clued up then give your local engineering type place a shout and they'll probably be happy enough to do it for you for a pack of biscuits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypermobilty Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Cheers I'll go to a few places in the morning ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss-Higgy Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 I recommend the local engineering place, you may end up buying a helicoil kit and use it once.. And it is a tricky thing to do having watched my other half do it. So if not confident don't do it yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 best solution I found, it's homegrown and does not require modifying of the brake clamps. I got a stud made at work, with 15mm of m6 thread on one end, and 20 mm of m5 thread on the other. you then helicoil your frame to m6, and loctite the stud into your frame. then simply use am m5 nut and the spacer from a chain link as your fastener. works every time for me and is miles stronger than repeatedly screwing a bolt in and out. and you are sacrificing 10 grams at the most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 It's far quicker, cheaper and easier to just helicoiling the mount to the usual M5 thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Best to drill all the way through the frame so then you can run some super long bolts that touch all the threads. stroooong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 It's far quicker, cheaper and easier to just helicoiling the mount to the usual M5 thread. I get what you are saying pal, but if like me you got your bike secondhand and it's previous owner has no idea how to helicoil or drill m5, then this was the strongest, easiest and least hassle free solution I found. plus it helps being friends with the tool maker at work, took him 2 mins on a lathe. and he said if I wanted more, just let him know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypermobilty Posted August 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 can he do me one ive spent the last few days trying to find somewhere to get it done and no where local can do it for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Worst case get it packaged and sent off to tarty, might be worth trying a local garage as well as they should have the knowledge to do the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Though for the money that'd cost you, you may as well grab a helicoil kit off eBay for around a fiver and do it yourself. Chuck the kit back on eBay after using it once and it probably won't cost you much more than a quid, if that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Yeah that's the truth, have a look on ebay as there's loads of videos showing how to do it. Here's the first one I came across Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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