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head thread repair on aluminum block
We are working on a Honda 90 Accord, F22A4 open deck aluminum block. One of
the head bolts pulled the threads out on removal. This was not noticed until the head was repaired and reassembly was attempted. The threads are recessed approximately 2 inches below the deck surface. The head bolts are not TTY and are 12mmx1.5. The gasket is MLS type. Torque is 3 stage, 26/52/78. (Note: ARP makes head studs that will fit. Timesert makes a repair kit [the kit for the Odyssey on their site], but charges $400 for the kit since it is intended for pro rebuilders.) The best we can come up with is to tap and helicoil the damaged hole. But the recessed threads make this difficult to manage, both in driving the tap and in breaking off the installation tang. Anyone with experience there? I can get a bare machined block for $100. What's the chances it will correctly seal up with the existing head, and what should I do about the rings? A new (used) motor is $500+freight, but I'm $250 in on the valve job and wasted head gasket already. Can anyone recommend a course of action? What was intended to be a quick valve & gasket job has quickly disintegrated. |
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head thread repair on aluminum block
Ryan Underwood wrote: > We are working on a Honda 90 Accord, F22A4 open deck aluminum block. One of > the head bolts pulled the threads out on removal. This was not noticed until > the head was repaired and reassembly was attempted. > > The threads are recessed approximately 2 inches below the deck surface. The > head bolts are not TTY and are 12mmx1.5. The gasket is MLS type. Torque is 3 > stage, 26/52/78. > > (Note: ARP makes head studs that will fit. Timesert makes a repair kit [the > kit for the Odyssey on their site], but charges $400 for the kit since it is > intended for pro rebuilders.) > > The best we can come up with is to tap and helicoil the damaged hole. But the > recessed threads make this difficult to manage, both in driving the tap and in > breaking off the installation tang. Anyone with experience there? > > I can get a bare machined block for $100. What's the chances it will correctly > seal up with the existing head, and what should I do about the rings? > > A new (used) motor is $500+freight, but I'm $250 in on the valve job and wasted > head gasket already. > > Can anyone recommend a course of action? What was intended to be a quick valve > & gasket job has quickly disintegrated. I have seen and used helicoils in an aluminum block, I don't think they will pose a problem with your Accord 2.2 block. The holes are blind so that no coolant is present in the bolt hole which could potentially leak past the threads. Breaking off the tang should be easy. Strike it with a long flatblade screwdriver and hammer in one quick tap. Pick up the tang with a greased stick of some sort. I can't remember if helicoils are "magnetic" since they are some stainless type of compound. I seem to remember getting tangs out with a pocket magnet in the past, but my memory sucks. You can thread further down into the block by modifying your 14 X 1.5 mm Helicoil tap. Cut off half of the square drive end of the tap and cut a matching half out of an old 3/8" extension or similar tool steel shaft. Assemble the two parts together, butting the lap joints you just made as tightly as possible, and weld the assembly together (or have a welding shop do this. Now grind down the thickness of the extension shank as necessary to get it to fit in the threaded holes. If welded properly, it will hold up and allow you to reach farther than the tap would normally allow. You will probably need to install two helicoils (stacked). Make sure the highest point of the top helicoil is slightly below the uppermost thread -- this is where the most stretching load is concentrated so this area needs to be sound. Toyota MDT in MO |
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head thread repair on aluminum block
"Ryan Underwood" > wrote in message news > We are working on a Honda 90 Accord, F22A4 open deck aluminum block. One > of > the head bolts pulled the threads out on removal. This was not noticed > until > the head was repaired and reassembly was attempted. > > The threads are recessed approximately 2 inches below the deck surface. > The > head bolts are not TTY and are 12mmx1.5. The gasket is MLS type. Torque > is 3 > stage, 26/52/78. > > (Note: ARP makes head studs that will fit. Timesert makes a repair kit > [the > kit for the Odyssey on their site], but charges $400 for the kit since it > is > intended for pro rebuilders.) > > The best we can come up with is to tap and helicoil the damaged hole. But > the > recessed threads make this difficult to manage, both in driving the tap > and in > breaking off the installation tang. Anyone with experience there? Helicoil is the best way. A 12mm helicoil tap ought to be long enough for your needs. If not you can buy tap extensions, weld a bit more shaft on the end, cobble something together with a 1/4" drive female socket bar extension and grind the square on the tap down to fit. All sorts of ways with a bit of ingenuity. The tang is hardly an issue. You can knock that off with anything or just leave it in place if the bolt doesn't go that deep. The bit you ought to be worrying about is using the right length insert. Standard in most kits is 1.5 x D and they are usually fine. You might need a 2 x D for sufficient strength in aluminium but you can work that out by seeing how much thread is engaged on one of the other head bolts. -- Dave Baker www.pumaracing.co.uk "Why," said Ford squatting down beside him and shivering, "are you lying face down in the dust?" "It's a very effective way of being wretched," said Marvin. |
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Comboverfish wrote: > You can thread further down into the block by modifying your 14 X 1.5 > mm Helicoil tap. Cut off half of the square drive end of the tap and > cut a matching half out of an old 3/8" extension or similar tool steel > shaft. Assemble the two parts together, butting the lap joints you > just made as tightly as possible, and weld the assembly together (or > have a welding shop do this. Now grind down the thickness of the > extension shank as necessary to get it to fit in the threaded holes. > If welded properly, it will hold up and allow you to reach farther than > the tap would normally allow. You will probably need to install two > helicoils (stacked). Make sure the highest point of the top helicoil > is slightly below the uppermost thread -- this is where the most > stretching load is concentrated so this area needs to be sound. > > Toyota MDT in MO That sounds like a reasonable plan. How do I deal with the situation where the two stacked helicoils end up being higher than the uppermost thread? Use one instead? The helicoils are 18mm and the threaded part of the bolt is 1 inch (25.4mm). We do not know how deep the threads in the block are yet. |
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> jim beam wrote: > wrote: >> >>>That sounds like a reasonable plan. How do I deal with the situation >>>where the two stacked helicoils end up being higher than the uppermost >>>thread? Use one instead? The helicoils are 18mm and the threaded >>>part of the bolt is 1 inch (25.4mm). We do not know how deep the >>>threads in the block are yet. >>> >> >>1" is more than enough to hold the bolt. [for stress analysis purposes, >>the load is only carried by the first 3 threads if any threaded bolt >>anyway.] as long as you can overcome the issue of the recessed hole to >>drill, tap and coil the new thread, it'll hold just fine. > > > So a 1" bolt threads inside a single 18mm helicoil should be sufficient > not only to hold the load but also to keep the bolt from backing out? > > Is there anything different about a helicoil tap from a normal tap? We > are thinking of just buying a long normal tap of the correct dimension. > If so, what tap goes with a 12mmx1.5 helicoil? I emailed the > manufacturer to ask them but they didn't answer... > no, a helicoil tap is NOT the same as a regular tap - you need the tap that comes with the specific inserts that you want to use. The helicoil tap is larger in diameter but still has a 1.5mm thread pitch because the outside of the insert is by necessity a mirror image of the inside. The same is true of pretty much any type of threaded insert such as Time-sert etc. nate -- replace "fly" with "com" to reply. http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel |
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head thread repair on aluminum block
Nate Nagel wrote:
> wrote: >> jim beam wrote: >> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> That sounds like a reasonable plan. How do I deal with the situation >>>> where the two stacked helicoils end up being higher than the uppermost >>>> thread? Use one instead? The helicoils are 18mm and the threaded >>>> part of the bolt is 1 inch (25.4mm). We do not know how deep the >>>> threads in the block are yet. >>>> >>> >>> 1" is more than enough to hold the bolt. [for stress analysis purposes, >>> the load is only carried by the first 3 threads if any threaded bolt >>> anyway.] as long as you can overcome the issue of the recessed hole to >>> drill, tap and coil the new thread, it'll hold just fine. >> >> >> So a 1" bolt threads inside a single 18mm helicoil should be sufficient >> not only to hold the load but also to keep the bolt from backing out? >> >> Is there anything different about a helicoil tap from a normal tap? We >> are thinking of just buying a long normal tap of the correct dimension. >> If so, what tap goes with a 12mmx1.5 helicoil? I emailed the >> manufacturer to ask them but they didn't answer... >> > > no, a helicoil tap is NOT the same as a regular tap - you need the tap > that comes with the specific inserts that you want to use. The helicoil > tap is larger in diameter but still has a 1.5mm thread pitch because the > outside of the insert is by necessity a mirror image of the inside. The > same is true of pretty much any type of threaded insert such as > Time-sert etc. > > nate > True on Helicoils and other coiled spring inserts. However most of the sleeved style inserts use a different exterior thread. On the inserts I have here the thread profile is also different, it is almost a round profile. All of them require the specific tap for the insert though. If you buy an insert kit it will have the tap and various length inserts in it. As an aside helicoil inserts in aluminum make stronger threads than the bare threads in aluminum. Take a look at most military hardware and you will find inserts in the soft metal parts. -- Steve W. ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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head thread repair on aluminum block
OK, so we helicoiled it. Used the suggestions of welding the tap to an
extension it worked great. Then noticed the Honda factory book said the bolts were 12mm x1.25 not x1.5. had a WTF moment but then determined that the book is wrong. Used some zinc assembly lube (all I could find). Did a test torque with the old gasket. All of the holes are good up to 80 ft lbs but the bolt is jumping around in the helicoil hole past 50 lbs. Removed it, and relubed it a few times but no improvement. Think moly lube would be better? I'm not sure if it's jumping in the helicoil hole because of something we did wrong, or because it is steel on steel so it needs different/better lube. |
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