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stampedecrawler · 01-24-2010, 11:14 PM

hey guys
so on the three link plastic thing of a wk, the thread in the y peice is stripped and it just pulls out of the thread, i dont wont to go four link just yet so how should i make it be able to hold the all thread in there? thanks!

rock hard · 01-24-2010, 11:27 PM

I would try applying some locktight [blue] to the male threads then assemble.

if that doesnt do it,and you need it to last just a little longer.
try ca glue.

this should by you some time.

JSN · 01-25-2010, 01:00 PM

plastic and loctite are generaly a Bad combo... loctite EATS most plastic. A little CA may work but usually wont hold very long, can you use the next larger screw size? or a longer screw? if not, there is not much else you can do but replace it.

Duuuuuuuude · 01-25-2010, 01:42 PM

If you've got some plastic laying around, you might be able to shave a little sliver off, stick it in the stripped hole, hold it so it doesn't drop in, and thread the end back on, pinching the sliver between the part and the threads.

Jeep-Power · 01-25-2010, 03:33 PM

As said already-- either a larger diameter or longer screw will do it for sure.

Greatscott · 01-25-2010, 04:21 PM

Something I have thought of doing, but never had the occasion to try it, is to heat a bolt, slide it into the stripped plastic and let the threads melt into the plastic. Anyone try this?

SMR 510RR · 01-25-2010, 07:13 PM

Drill it out and put a heli-coil in it...best way and it will last forever!

Captaincrash · 01-26-2010, 05:40 AM

Is the part expensive, seems like alot of work and worry if it is a cheap part to replace. I have heard of guys going to plastic welder places and getting it filled then drill and retap but unsure how cost efficient this would be??

limpy88 · 01-26-2010, 08:23 AM

JSN and Jeep-power said it. i concur with them.

Joat · 01-27-2010, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SMR 510RR

Drill it out and put a heli-coil in it...best way and it will last forever!

helicoils can lick the sweat off my nutsack, timeserts are the shet!

picklewagon · 01-28-2010, 12:32 AM

Drill out a little, clean it out, mix up and insert jb weld into the hole. Spit on the bolt to get it good and slimy and thread it into hole. Wherever you don't want jb weld to stick, make sure where is spit or water on it, jb weld won't bond to water. This is really a emergency option, you should replace the part!

shadowrejects · 01-30-2010, 08:28 PM

do what i do... put a little dab of glue (CA or cement plastic) in the thread or use a longer/wider screw

01-24-2010, 11:14 PM	#1
stampedecrawler Rock Stacker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: australia Posts: 92	stripped thread help! hey guys so on the three link plastic thing of a wk, the thread in the y peice is stripped and it just pulls out of the thread, i dont wont to go four link just yet so how should i make it be able to hold the all thread in there? thanks!

01-24-2010, 11:27 PM	#2
rock hard dnf Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Under a big fkn rock. Posts: 1,901	I would try applying some locktight [blue] to the male threads then assemble. if that doesnt do it,and you need it to last just a little longer. try ca glue. this should by you some time.

01-25-2010, 01:00 PM	#3
JSN Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 443	plastic and loctite are generaly a Bad combo... loctite EATS most plastic. A little CA may work but usually wont hold very long, can you use the next larger screw size? or a longer screw? if not, there is not much else you can do but replace it.

01-25-2010, 01:42 PM	#4
Duuuuuuuude Suck it up! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 11,652	If you've got some plastic laying around, you might be able to shave a little sliver off, stick it in the stripped hole, hold it so it doesn't drop in, and thread the end back on, pinching the sliver between the part and the threads.

01-25-2010, 03:33 PM	#5
Jeep-Power Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fort Mill, SC Posts: 349	As said already-- either a larger diameter or longer screw will do it for sure.

01-25-2010, 04:21 PM	#6
Greatscott I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Idaho Posts: 3,648	Something I have thought of doing, but never had the occasion to try it, is to heat a bolt, slide it into the stripped plastic and let the threads melt into the plastic. Anyone try this?

01-25-2010, 07:13 PM	#7
SMR 510RR I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,236	Drill it out and put a heli-coil in it...best way and it will last forever!

01-26-2010, 05:40 AM	#8
Captaincrash Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 376	Is the part expensive, seems like alot of work and worry if it is a cheap part to replace. I have heard of guys going to plastic welder places and getting it filled then drill and retap but unsure how cost efficient this would be??

01-26-2010, 08:23 AM	#9
limpy88 Rock Stacker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Brownsburg, Indiana Posts: 94	JSN and Jeep-power said it. i concur with them.

01-28-2010, 12:32 AM	#11
picklewagon Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SF Posts: 604	Drill out a little, clean it out, mix up and insert jb weld into the hole. Spit on the bolt to get it good and slimy and thread it into hole. Wherever you don't want jb weld to stick, make sure where is spit or water on it, jb weld won't bond to water. This is really a emergency option, you should replace the part!

01-30-2010, 08:28 PM	#12
shadowrejects Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Frisco, Texas Posts: 721	do what i do... put a little dab of glue (CA or cement plastic) in the thread or use a longer/wider screw

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