Repair Damaged Or Worn Threads
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CAUTION:
Always maintain the original center line when drilling or tapping holes.
Damaged or worn threads can be repaired. Essentially, this repair consists of:
- Drilling out worn or damaged threads
- Tapping the hole with a special Heli-Coil® Tap or equivalent
- Installing a Heli-Coil® insert into the tapped hole to bring the hole back to its original thread size