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A place where restoration project-type threads can go to avoid falling off the main page in the WIX hangar. Feel free to start threads on Restoration projects and/or warbird maintenance here. Named in memoriam for Gary Austin, a good friend of the site and known as RetroAviation here. He will be sorely missed.
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Helicoils

Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:00 pm

Hi,

We have a need to identify a helicoil which could be used to receive an AN4 bolt or stud. Anyone have any ideas what may be suitable?

Many thanks

Re: Helicoils

Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:49 pm

The Helicoil for a AN-4 is 1/4-28 thread. You can buy several different length helicoils, so find one that works for your problem.

Bill

Re: Helicoils

Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:01 am

NAPA has excellent aviation helicoil kits for sale with the tools and inserts. I'd start with their website or catalog.

Re: Helicoils

Fri Jan 06, 2012 3:56 am

Hi gents, many thanks for your responses.

EA, I've had a look on the NAPA site but can't find the helicoils. Do you have a link at all?

Thanks

Re: Helicoils

Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:27 am

A quick drive to the neighborhood 'NAPA Aerospace Supply' store should net you the Helicoil kit as they will probably have one or more in stock, or can get one from the warehouse by tomorrow, I've been in a NAPA warehouse in a large city and it's absolutely 'WE BE TOYS -N-STUFF' for motorheads, the next closest is a GRAINGER warehouse. :shock:

Re: Helicoils

Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:18 am

Try this:

http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Result.aspx?N=39570

If the link doesn't work, hit the NAPA site and search on keyword helicoil....take the second result and go to the helicoil kits...expand to 50 items per page and scroll as necessary....Just make sure that you are ordering standard or inserts as required.

Re: Helicoils

Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:07 pm

Thanks for the reply gents. Problem solved.

Thanks
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