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Re: Helicoil
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Tue, 15 February 2005 12:09
 
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| river wrote on Tue, 15 February 2005 18:00 |
Hi,
I hope this is in the right section....
I got me a nice, leather, period TRD gearknob for the old girl, but she needs a helicoil inserted into the knob so she can screw onto the gearstick.
I tried to take the helicoil out of the original gearknob but it's jammed in good and proper and I'm not about to destroy the original knob in getting the helicoil. So, I'm looking to get another one and put it into the TRD knob.
I've been informed it's a 12mm 1.25pitch (WTF that means).
So, dear learned Toyotaphiles, where would one go to get such a thing?
seeyuzz
river
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If you want to do it right, and I'm sure you do, take the knob to a reputable machine shop and ask them to helicoil it to 12 x 1.25.
They will drill and tap it out to a larger size, and then wind in a stainless coil with an internal thread of 12 x 1.25mm.
The new thread will be much stronger than the old one.
Failing that, Coventries, Repco and the like sell Helicoil kits but they are around 50-60 dollars plus you have to do the work yourself....
Cheers
Gabe
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Helicoil
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river | Tue, 15 February 2005 10:00 |
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berad | Tue, 15 February 2005 10:06 |
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Jayem | Tue, 15 February 2005 10:47 |
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Allan | Tue, 15 February 2005 11:09 |
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STR8 2.8 | Tue, 15 February 2005 11:40 |
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Allan | Tue, 15 February 2005 11:42 |
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fade-e | Tue, 15 February 2005 11:52 |
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Skip | Tue, 15 February 2005 23:42 |
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gabe | Tue, 15 February 2005 12:09 |
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gianttomato | Tue, 15 February 2005 21:21 |
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river | Tue, 15 February 2005 23:40 |
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st184 sillycar | Tue, 15 February 2005 23:48 |
