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I am concerned about just putting a new bolt in there so I have been checking into Time Sert, etc.
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to repair the threads but nothing that I have found would be appropriate.
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Chase it with a tap and replace the bolt, There are a lot of threads in that captured nut,
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What would Porsche suggest other than replace the crossmember?
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I wonder whether it would be better to just use the next size bolt and tap the hole appropriately?
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I have been doing repairs on my 1999 Porsche 996 C4 Convertible. While taking apart some of the front suspension I notice that the ball joint up front was extremely bad. I then took off the Control arm to wheel axle side section which is a M14x1.5x110 bolt that is supposed to be torqued to 118 ft pounds (Number 7 in the attached.. The bolt's threads were a bit mangled about 1/2 way into the length of the bolt. I am concerned about just putting a new bolt in there so I have been checking into Time Sert, etc. to repair the threads but nothing that I have found would be appropriate. What can I do? or What should I do? What would Porsche suggest other than replace the crossmember?
A helicoil would be fine. I dont think there is enough meat to install a timesert. U can get thst size off amazon. Make sure u have the correct dril bit.
Do you think that the helicoil would work since the threads are not full on the bolt but only about the last 1/3 of the bolt. A helicoil inserted would only be at the non threaded part of the bolt. I wonder whether it would be better to just use the next size bolt and tap the hole appropriately?
I dont understand what u r asking?
U would fully drill out the hole. Thread and insert the helicoil. Then put the bolt in and torque to spec. Helicoils r stainless and the way they r designed to dig into the aluminum they r much stronger then a simple steel bolt into aluminum interface. Helicoils are as long as a bolt is in diameter and thats all u need to acheive the maximum strength of a steel to steel connection.
U cant go with a bigger bolt as it wont go though the sleeve on the fork arm.
118 Ft lbs seems extreme, but it�s the published spec. There must be a reason the engineers chose it�chase the threads, put a new encapsulated bolt in there and toque to spec. If it strips, then go with the insert�
