got 2 Justy's home, broke my wagon.. arrg!! need help...

[Meeky Moose]

well a friend got 2 88' Justy's for $100, so we got one home (with no rear wheel bearing, that was fun on a dolly)

 

then on the way back up to get the 2nd one my wagon tossed the drivers side t-belt off.. so there we are on a 2 lane no line backroad and i can't move the car.. luckily we were off the side in simeones wide driveway, lol..

 

i call teh wife had her bring me 2 new t-belts cause i thought 1 snapped, i get the car apart and come to find that the tensioner bolt came loose and took the threads with it thus lettin the belt jump about 15 teeth or more..

 

well she got me the belts, i put a longer bolt in the hole that stripped out, got her all put back together then towed teh 2nd justy home, so its been a long long day..

 

whats going to be the easiest way to "fix" the threads in the block for the tensioner bolt? i don't like the fact that 2 of them are "just snug" and not tight like they should be..

i thought about puttin a helicoil in it but then i'd have to pull the motor and thats something i don't want to do since i just put the damned thing in there..

 

Any ideas?

[Humble Nuto 53]

are you sure you cant helicoil by removing the radiator?

 

if not....

 

you could JBWeld a stud into that hole, or attempt to make that stud removable by putting a very thin coat of never sieze on the stud before you

screw it into the wet JB

its certainly stronger if you just JB the stud in and

leave it cure completely

thats the most important part of the process... you could mix the JB a bit "hot" and it will cure more rapidly but it may be more brittle if you over do it.

 

1 can brake cleaner

1 JB Weld package

1 stud of appropriate metric thread/pitch

1 nylock nut to match stud

OR

2 regular nuts to match stud.

 

brake cleaner the stripped hole, dry thoroughly (qtip?)...

mix up some JBWeld, put a tiny bit more hardener in than you think.

using a toothpick or other small roundish stick, roll the JB into the internal

threads.

paint a nice even thin coat of Never Sieze onto the stud, and screw the stud in finger tight.

 

WAIT till its cured, according to the label.... i think its 12 hours minimum

 

 

if you cannot find a stud of proper length, you can always buy a longer bolt and cut the head off, then use the nut to clean up the hacked thread on the end

[Caboobaroo]

get a helicoil kit for it. You'll love yourself for buying a kit for it since its also the same kit for the intake manifold bolts and numerous other bolts as well. Its easy to fix in an afternoon. I did it on an XT with the engine in the car. I had to remove the radiator and the fans plus tear apart the front end of the motor but it was easy to fix with the engine in the car.