so this is my first post...let me start off by saying that the message board has helped me more times than i can count. I searched and search the boards but can't find an answer to my problem. here goes..

My distributor hold down clamp hole into the manifold is stripped and i am not sure how to go about fixing it. The car is a 91 Z28 with 350tpi. the only way i can figure is taking the manifold out and puting in a helicoil or replacing the manifold. any help would be appreciated..thanks

 

Yup, a Heli-coil.... piece of cake. You probably would have to take the manifold off to get to it, but other than that, not a big deal at all.

 

For a temporary fix you could find a bigger bolt and try and thread it in, you might beable to find a metric bolt that wil work. Or tap it to a bigger size. You will have to drill anyway for the heli-coil.

 

helicoil or tapping to a larger size will work. filling the hole with jb weld and retapping will work if you don't tighten the bolt too much. using a stud and nut will take a lot of wear and tear off the threads in the intake too.

 

thanks you all....think that i am going to try to thread a different bolt into b/c i don't want to have to take out the distributor/or take off the manifold.

 

The bolt to my distributor oxidied in the alummminnnummm intake adn i snapped it off during disasembly. What is the best action to take to get whats left of the bolt out. Let me tellu this. This bolt would not come out after heating soaking with penitrating lube, easing it back and forth. nothing worked so i got pi**ed and snapped it off. I t was holding up progess. any ideas

 

If you have more space, you can also use a solid thread insert. Stock intakes appear to have enough material to use a full insert, but the spare Edelcrap I have holding my doo ropen appears to have just enough for a Heli-Coil.



Either way, use anti seize compound this time so you don't have the same situation that 84 Restore had.

 

I could use your help guys with my lasr post.
Thanks