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nuttinnew wrote: Wed Mar 29, 2023 11:02 pm For the j'approval of some of you; https://www.topgear.com/car-news/retro/ ... your-money

E36 Compact top of the list !!

Far too many have been killed off by the drift crowd. Even a few years ago when I bought mine it was hard to find a decent one.

Simon wrote: Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:09 pm Wouldn't a helicoil repair have been both quicker and simpler?

Yes.

mik wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:07 am

Simon wrote: Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:09 pm Wouldn't a helicoil repair have been both quicker and simpler?

Yes.

Agreed.

Even doing it his way I would have just boshed a big step drill through instead of messing around with little drill bits and a grinder.

integrale_evo wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:57 pm

mik wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:07 am

Simon wrote: Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:09 pm Wouldn't a helicoil repair have been both quicker and simpler?

Yes.

Agreed.

Even doing it his way I would have just boshed a big step drill through instead of messing around with little drill bits and a grinder.

or just get a bolt that fits.

How does that fix a stripped thread?

Rich B wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:02 am

integrale_evo wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:57 pm

mik wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:07 am

Yes.

Agreed.

Even doing it his way I would have just boshed a big step drill through instead of messing around with little drill bits and a grinder.

or just get a bolt that fits.

It appears to be a drain plug with completely stripped threads. I guess you'd need a bigger bolt that cuts it's own thread, or to need to re-tap. Which probably means drilling it out "one bigger" and then retapping. A bit like doing a helicoil, except you need to find a bigger bolt too?

edit: I got interrupted mid-post and missed Harry's response.

mik wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:11 am

Rich B wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 9:02 am

integrale_evo wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:57 pm

Agreed.

Even doing it his way I would have just boshed a big step drill through instead of messing around with little drill bits and a grinder.

or just get a bolt that fits.

It appears to be a drain plug with completely stripped threads. I guess you'd need a bigger bolt that cuts it's own thread, or to need to re-tap. Which probably means drilling it out "one bigger" and then retapping. A bit like doing a helicoil, except you need to find a bigger bolt too?

it looked like the hole was massively bigger rather than stripped, but looking back I see it does look fairly stripped. The way he can just drop the bolt in with wiggle room does suggest it's the wrong size bolt though.

Also - I found Nick's response here funny

edit - need to click to see the original post - weird.

mik wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 12:33 pm Also - I found Nick's response here funny

edit - need to click to see the original post - weird.

Still can't see it.

MotoClark's tweets are protected. Not much point using Twitter if you don't want people to read your tweets. Eejit.

@Jobbo @Zonda_ apologies - that’s me being a dozy git - should have realised there was something wrong but just assumed Elon had flicked a random switch again.

Serious airtime

Lucky lucky man