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Re-tapping a spark plug hole
welp, po never screwed any sparkeys down with a wrench and never told me, just said its ready to go. w/e anyways saved one of the sparkys but number 3 decided t o blow out the head. the threads are still there so im going to try to retap it, but does anyone know the thread pitch of the tap i need? my buddy has a 3/4 or 5/8 tap he uses on cars and is bringin it over but i haz no clue if itll work. i got a spare head to try all sorts of things so im dong that first. also do i need to drop the motor? i currently have the gas tank air filter and radiator off so i can reach i just dun feel like dropping everything out again
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Nothing? welp to the shop
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update. found the right size tap after driving around for hours and after retapping the threads the spark plug still just spins at the bottom. looks like i need a heli coil
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Yep, you're going to need a heli coil.
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The only problem with this is finding the right heli coil set considering are spark plugs are m10 x 1.0 impossible to find in a store, might be online only
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Check these out too.. I prefer them to helicoils..
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^^^ya unfortunately im not trying to spend 300 bucks to repair something when i can buy a new head for cheaper
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Heli-coils are not always the best with sportbikes with the pressure they make around the spark plugs. Sometimes it causes oil leaks, for I have seen this only twice.
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Originally Posted by JankCibberf2
(Post 1187607)
^^^ya unfortunately im not trying to spend 300 bucks to repair something when i can buy a new head for cheaper
The spark ones are twice that... then you gotta buy the inserts.. TIME-SERT Metric Spark Plug Kit M10x1.0 Part # 4010 - Mechanics Tools and Bits TIME-SERT NEW 4010 M10X1.0 Spark Plug Thread Repair Kit 845617003101 | eBay |
I ended up calling my uncle who works at my grandfathers tool and dye company (I now know what that means and what a coincidence haha) anyways, he put me in contact with this place that sells the entire set i need for 55 bucks so im heading that way after work and i'll let you know whats up
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