f*cking helicoil bastard

[cwspellowe]

Why is it so hard to get a bloody helicoil/thread repair kit in a shop? Need one urgently or i'm gonna miss a photoshoot tomorrow night and I can only find them on eBay, or there's a tool place near me that sells a full range for £300.. wtf?

I thought these were standard practice at garages? Apparently not...

FML and my wonky brake caliper

[stevieg]

We have them at work. Try euro car parts

[cwspellowe]

Nope, nothing. Phoned every motor factors in the area. There was a machine shop in Coatbridge that would do it for £5 but I needed to get the hub off for him and I didn't have time to take it off and get it up to him.

[JackLewis_Dturbo]

chemical metal FTW

[306Dan]

If you have a machine mart near you they sell all common sizes

[the milkman]

If need be I know cj got one for his manifold could just ask where he got it from?

[cwspellowe]

f*ck it, ordered one off eBay for £8. Stupid thing, caliper mounting bolt has gone awol so i'm missing the shoot tomorrow now

[4WayDiablo]

Take the caliper off plug the hole and drive with 3 calipers? :-) :-)

[cwspellowe]

Like a boss

[the milkman]

Take the caliper off plug the hole and drive with 3 calipers? :-) :-)

really would like to know what goes through your head at times

[CJ_Derv]

I had this and had brembo caliper held on by one bolt and one chemical metalled bolt haha

Ebay all the way unless you have a busoness called rothwells who specialize in nuts n bolts and tools lol

The one i got of ebay didnt come with a tap holder/handle though

[306Dan]

Yea I've bought many through work and they never come with a tap holder unless you've bought the mega box

[cwspellowe]

That's fine, I can fashion one in the shed of wonders

[CJ_Derv]

Im contemplating helicoiling all the holes in head for inlet/exhaust manifold if weather holds out lol should be fun jus got to grav a tap holder if me mate lol

[4WayDiablo]

Take the caliper off plug the hole and drive with 3 calipers? :-) :-)

really would like to know what goes through your head at times

To be fair I don't think much can out-pikey me on this one.... my brake pad fell out and instead of replacing it I carried on driving haha using handbrake mainly haha

Ended up wafer thin lol

   

[cwspellowe]

How the f*ck are you still alive Phil?!

[4WayDiablo]

Beats me lol so back to your original problem... get the f*ck to that photoshoot! Lol