Well, in the long long process of getting my motor rebuilt for the 3rd time, I've come to find out that I have a stripped head stud. I am going to get the block fitted with timeserts I believe to fix the problem. Just curious if anyone here has used them, or knows much about the difference between them and helicoil. I have several of my tranny bolts helicoiled on the motor, but I understand the head studs needs to be more secure. Thoughts?

And no, I can't afford a new block w/sleeves...

 

with helicoils you still need SOME thread left for the repair to stay. however with timecerts you will actually bore out the ENTIRE thread and put in an entirely new insert that will be threaded. (which i believe is what makes it stay in)

mike

 

apparently timeserts are great, but I've had success with helicoil too.

 

Yeah, supposedly the timeserts are supposed to be stronger, just curious if anyone else had used them before. The helicoils in the tranny bolt holes have held well for me. Definitely a big price difference between the helicoil and the timesert, hopefully worth it.

 

haven't read up on either for a while, but I would assume a timecert is stronger as you start out with a fresh sleeve to tap.

mike

 

I had the same problem. When I had stripped two of my headstuds. I took it to the shop and they Helicoiled it. It has been fine every sense.

 

timeserts are the deal, much better than helicoils.

 

timesert all the way. make sure you use a little red loctite on the outside of the timesert when installing it to make extra sure it stays put. i have used these many times and never had a problem. good luck.

 

I've had helicoils come out they suck.

Whoops it is timecert. They're expensive as hell, but the guy at the machine shop I go to said when all else fails he goes in there w/the timesert and uses that.


Modified by racinskittle at 6:31 PM 4/16/2004

 

I've used both and had amazing results replacing/repairing 5 stripped head studs with the timeserts. My friend called the company main location up and it ended up being about 5 minutes from my house. went down there and picked everything up for about $60! from a hot swedish lookin chick none the less! they are a great product for those predicaments.

 

mmmm swedish chick. oh uh i mean......threadsert.

 

For around 300 or so, you can send it to RS machines and they will rethread the hole to run 1/2in Head studs. Great way to fix instead of timesert or helicoil.