You're right, Will.. Helicoil is a threaded insert to repair damaged threads.
However, it's much stronger than simply threading bolts into aluminum.
Do it now, or do it later. You're gonna need to helicoil at least one of those exh. mani stud holes, may as well do it now...
There are better looking wheels for the MK3.
That said, they look OK I suppose. Nothing I'd buy.
The car deserves a rim with at least some lip. Otherwise, it just doesn't look right.
Yeah. You put it on the screw like you're going to unscrew it, put some tension like you're going turn it to loosen the screw, and hit the top of it with a hammer. It's a very simple, yet effective device.
Every time you hit the driver, it spins the bit a slight amount, enough to break the...
hmm... he replaced the water pump, hotwired the fans, and there was a bottle of empty stop leak in the trunk...
Sounds like a recurring problem, eh? Check those intake gaskets yet? when they get all gross and leaky, the car will overheat.
The 3.1J/3.4E is no stranger to headgasket jobs...
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