Good video on thread inserts,i've always liked Heli-coils

[Wild one]

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[alpinegreenneon]

I still prefer timeserts. Smallest hole, insert has a shoulder, all tools needed are included. Problem I have with helicoil is the inserts will thread out when unscrewing.

 

[Wild one]

I still prefer timeserts. Smallest hole, insert has a shoulder, all tools needed are included. Problem I have with helicoil is the inserts will thread out when unscrewing.

I've never had that issue,are you using at least a red loctite to hold them in place,i've also used a tiny bit of JB Weld to also lock them in place.
Timeserts are way overpriced compared to the others,and don't handle corrosion as well as a heli-coil does.

 

[alpinegreenneon]

If you have an opportunity to try a timesert, you might be as convinced as I am. You did notice that one of the worst thread repairs was red locktite. The timesert drills are so sharp, you don't need a drill press or an electric drill. I put the drill in a hand chuck and turn it by hand. Same with the tap. All made in the USA, expensive but worth it.

 

[04fxdwgi]

If you have an opportunity to try a timesert, you might be as convinced as I am. You did notice that one of the worst thread repairs was red locktite. The timesert drills are so sharp, you don't need a drill press or an electric drill. I put the drill in a hand chuck and turn it by hand. Same with the tap. All made in the USA, expensive but worth it.

I believe he was saying use red locktite to lock the heli-coil in place. I have been doing that for 40 years and never had one back out. Not even when using JB Weld to lock them in to plastics on the boats.

 

[Wild one]

If you have an opportunity to try a timesert, you might be as convinced as I am. You did notice that one of the worst thread repairs was red locktite. The timesert drills are so sharp, you don't need a drill press or an electric drill. I put the drill in a hand chuck and turn it by hand. Same with the tap. All made in the USA, expensive but worth it.

I'm not saying they're bad,they are an excellent thread repair,but way over priced,especially when you're using a bunch of them in a piece of aluminium to hold it together,and throw in the fact they corrode way faster then a heli-coil does if you're using them in a salt enviroment,like winter time where they salt and brine the roads
As @04fxdwgi stated i think you mistook what i was saying about using red loctite to actually hold the thread insert in place,not as the actual insert itself.

 

[mikeru]

All of the metal insert options in the video are stronger than the original threads were, so you can't go wrong with any of them. Heli-coil has always been my choice going back to my first thread repair back in the early 80's, mainly because they were the most readily available prior to internet shopping. Local auto parts stores always seem to have Heli-coil repair kits in stock so I've continued to use them. Given the price difference for the two more expensive options I'd still go with Heli-coil based on the results in this video. I have more sharp drill bits than I'll ever use (dull bits are useless and potentially dangerous) so I don't need a new one every time I buy a kit.

 

[Wild one]

All of the metal insert options in the video are stronger than the original threads were, so you can't go wrong with any of them. Heli-coil has always been my choice going back to my first thread repair back in the early 80's, mainly because they were the most readily available prior to internet shopping. Local auto parts stores always seem to have Heli-coil repair kits in stock so I've continued to use them. Given the price difference for the two more expensive options I'd still go with Heli-coil based on the results in this video. I have more sharp drill bits than I'll ever use (dull bits are useless and potentially dangerous) so I don't need a new one every time I buy a kit.

When i come invade you,i'll bring my Drill Doctor with me Mike