stripped carb hole in manifold

[ROKRAWL]

I accidentally stripped the hole for the carb in the manifold. It is aluminum and was wondering how to go about repairing this. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks


Brett
72 Bronco
5 1/2" lift
351w
4.11's w/ detroit

 

[blu72]

only two choices I can think of is re-thread it larger or HELI-Coil it

 

[ROKRAWL]

what is heli-coil? a larger bolt won't fit through the carb hole. thanks

 

[2badrotties]

You can find heli-coils at good autoparts stores and tool supply houses. Maybe even some hardware stores. It will come in a kit. A drill, tap, heli-coils, and a key to turn them in with.

Cover the top of manifold with duct tape. Drill a new hole and use the tap supplied with the kit. Take one of the coils and screw it into the new hole. It is a simple job.

 

[2badrotties]

Look at this http://www.emhart.com/products/helicoil.html

 

[Amac70]

jb weld

 

[blu72]

what is heli-coil? a larger bolt won't fit through the carb hole. thanks

think of it as new threads for the old hole