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    Posted: 17 Jun 2014 at 11:56
On the G5 instrument pod, the 5mm screws thread into the plastic base. One of mine had stripped its thread in the plastic and so I was anxious about the others.
Never having used helicoils in plastic, I wasn't sure how well it would work.
5mm helicoil kit arrived half an hour ago, job done. I did use a pillar drill to accurately drill out the tapping size hole, but no other special kit needed.
I could have use longer screws and nuts, but the helicoil method is way neater and they retain the captive thread making assembly/disassembly easier.
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 Done many a thread in aluminium but never thought of helicoiling plastic. Well done.
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Probably better than original.
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Absolutely better then the org, but one tip is NOT to tighten the nuts too much. I swapped the OEM ones for some allen headed bolts with a wide head like a washer built on got them from "Steves stainless" at one of the shows, they work real well keep the damp out I do have thin rubber washers under them.
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Good info, thanks for sharing. (I'm sure I'll need it one day, just hope my memory lasts!LOL)

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