Hello, Today I was tightening my Magneto to the Mag platform/Clamp. I guess I applied a lot of force to tighten up that one of the threads on the magneto body got loose and I am no longer able to tighten it.The screw now rotates freely. What is the best possible way to re-thread this? Will Aluminium welding help or should I get an over size tap and re-thread it? Please advice
You could try JB Weld which can apparently be used to create a new thread, but I wouldn't trust it myself, so I'd do exactly what you suggest and re-tap it for a slightly larger bolt. You can't see the bolt heads, so who'd know. Apart form all of us of course.
Does anyone still do helicoiling? It would be the perfect plan if you can find someone. I suppose there must be loads of places still doing it, just nobody near me.
