1996 front pinch bolt thread

[Mr Gazza]

It's going to be far easier, cheaper and quicker to just slip the offending fork leg out and take it to someone with a Helicoil kit.
Any self respecting fitter will have one in his toolkit.

It took my mate about 5 minutes to pop 2 Helicoils into my alternator cover for the sprocket cover screws.

Wurth do oversize ones BTW. So you can replace a knackered Helicoil with a Wurth one if needs be... But you only need a standard one.

if anyone has the dimensions of the bolt, i may be able to help you out.

[Dirty]

Personally I'd get it properly sorted rather than rely on the last 10mm that hasn't failed yet.

[Flip]

I do quite a lot of Heli-coil-ing (if that's really a word?) at work, mostly into Aluminium heatsinks and Mould Tools for Epoxy resin for use in Electronics and if it were mine I would be tempted to run the insert tap in without drilling it out (the insert tap puts a 'mirror thread' into the metal) and then carefully run the insert in from the 'wrong way' - you have to be careful here as you're winding it in against the direction of the thread so the 'tang' is still at the correct end- if that makes sense.

The worst that will happen is that you'll have to pull the insert out and start again but it will come out like an un-coiled spring so not real bother.

If you use a set like this 'V-Coil' set on Amazon there is no tube tool like the actual Heli-coil tool (Heli-coil is a brand name like Coke is for Cola by the way) which will make sighting it going in straight a little easier.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/V-Coil-6mm-...ords=m6+v-coil

I would be happy to do it for you but you're miles away from the South Coast.

Originally Posted by Dirty

Personally I'd get it properly sorted rather than rely on the last 10mm that hasn't failed yet.

A thread insert will only be about that length anyway and the pinch bolts really are only doing just that- there are two on each fork lower to make sure it clamps the Axle evenly.

[Albie]

Originally Posted by garry

if anyone has the dimensions of the bolt, i may be able to help you out.

If they are early forks they are M8 x 35mm long caphead not M6

[Flip]

Originally Posted by Albie

If they are early forks they are M8 x 35mm long caphead not M6

Okay then this set if they are early forks:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PowerCoil-3...ords=m8+v-coil