Stripped Thread Repair - Time-Serts BETTER than Heli Coils! - LS Exhaust Thread Repair!

Ever stripped out a bolt hole? Worried about the strength of a hole in your project? Broken off and drilled out a stud? In this video we will install THE BEST Thread Repair kit on the market. Time-Serts are better than Heli Coils in every way. No worried about a HeliCoil falling out, separating, or breaking. Time Serts are a solid bushing design that can actually be STRONGER than the original design. Watching this video to see how Time-Serts could help fix or even improve your project versus HeliCoils!

0:00 – Intro
1:43 - Time-Serts Intro
3:20 - Installation
7:05 - Cons
8:15 - Pros
9:34 - Strength of Repair?
10:48 - Outro

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[RonCovell]

Alan - Wow, thanks for a great introduction for a product I was not familiar with! I can see that this is a big step up from the Heli-Coils I have used for years!

[thomassmith]

Another great video! 30 years ago I worked for a racing team that cnc machined various engine components out of magnesium and other exotic materials. Rather than tap holes directly into the magnesium we installed Time-serts to prevent later issues with gauling or thread damage.

[LynxStarAuto]

That blue loctite is pretty useless on exhaust components. You need to use the 271 variant which is good up to 500° and can only be removed with heat.

[SteveRivett]

That is the way to go. I think you can grind them down if they are too long. There are some other versions that have stakes to keep them from spinning.

[heyallenify]

On Mercedes M117 engines, stripped head bolts are repaired with TimeSerts, which is where I learned about them.

Personally, I used them to fix engine mounts on my VW Jetta TDI with the ALH engine suspended off of a pair of aluminum mounts. The engine side of the mount is is threaded directly into an aluminum casting, and likes to strip after a few timing belt replacements, due to the torque spec of the bolt putting huge loads on the aluminum threads.

[tinygaragefab]

Cool little tool. Im my last video (22R-E part 2) I 3d printed a drill guide for a Helicoil repair on the block so that I could fix a stripped head bolt hole. I am pleased to say that my Helicoil held the head bolt just fine, but I would definitely have used these instead had I known more about them. (BTW, the 22R-E video is worth a watch if you have a few minutes.)

[felixf]

HFT sells a couple of sets of brushes, nylon and metal, the are perfect for clearing out drilled holes. Especially through holes. You probably already have something similar. Thought I'd mention it for those who don't know. BTW, I dig the bike.

[neosde]

Good explained, i did insert on caliper hole on hub of my ford steel rust free m9 1.25, would not trust helicoil on my breaks. Solid. Solution saves changing the whole hub leg of my car

[GhostA]

You just saved me from making a dumb mistake on my CL350. Thank you!

[SparkyBrownCow]

I ended up here looking for a thread repair option for my 3D printer; imagine my surprise finding myself in a MandicReally crossover episode.

[rotarythread]

Additional tip, instead of marker use masking tape or painters tape would be more visible for you while drilling. Our product does the same, well not the same issue that you have lol!

[Joe.Doucette]

I was first thinking.. bah.. it's another type of Heli-Coil. Wow. They certainly are not that.
Very neat how the bolt expands the Time-Sert into the threaded hole to set it.
Pricey to start, for sure. But go buy a quality tap and counter-sink bit and the initial cost isn't as painful.
Thanks, Alan.
BTW.. Nice bike.

[darkfire]

Funny enough I follow you on tiktok but havnt not found you on here, i was researching this for my gen service class (Auto Tech) and you popped up lol
Great video

[kentrymason]

thank you this will fix my wife's car, it's a cvt transmission. the bolt pan !!!!

[wyattoneable]

That's a pretty slick "get out of jail" tool right there.

[michaelhallas]

At the end of the day you have a very strong and nice repair

[bobthrasher]

Strength testing video on YT which shows helicoil outperform time-sert. Check it out to see if test was fair. Maybe if your time-sert is longer than your helicoil it might perform better.... But if they're the same length, not so sure.

[LifeWideOpen]

Sick cb750. My first bike was a 1980 cb750 awesome bikes

[alantownsend]

IIRC Tim-Serts were GM's repair method for the Cadillac Northstar V8 cylinder head bolt holes

[seanalexander]

Wow, great product! One to put on the wishlist I reckon :)