Originally Posted by
Nightshade
I guess the basic issue is "Do get it repaired right for long term use.....or.....do I go cheap now
as an excuse to buy a new bike while I risk injury on a patch job? "
The helicoil was invented to patch a hole not repair a hole. Nothing more or less.
Its a shame you were not around to tell Ferdinand he was an idiot and should not use them in those junk engines he was building.
http://books.google.com/books?id=el6...LbR6g#PPA22,M2