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Originally Posted by racerboy
Thanks. I went to the website again and they talk about using that Heli-coil kit only if you have a milling machine or some kind of jig. That makes me nervous too.
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you should be able to use a drill vice and drill press to ensure that you drill out the old threads straight;
Then again, you could probably just use a bench vise and care with a hand drill... which brings me to this reply:
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Originally Posted by 70gtojosh
(...) I got the helicoil kit (...) I was able to do it free hand. (...)
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It's only drilling out the old threads that would need the most care;
Re-tapping, for the insert would be done by hand.
Have you ever used heli-coil kits before?
They are pretty straight forward.
If you are nervous about it, I'd recommend finding a suitable step-in replacement, so that you have the option to drive, and sending to someone like Cliff to install the heli-coil;
I believe that if you make arrangements with him before hand, you should get the quickest turn around.