Carb body diaphragm housing stripped

[MANA1]

I guess I used a little more force then necessary and stripped the threads on the body of the carb for the diaphragm cover. Has anyone tried to fill up the hole and re tap? I thought about using JB weld but read alot of poor reviews on the products performance.:ummm: If all else fails..... let me know if you have a set of carbs for sale. Thanks

 

[bazwell]

Dude, buy a helicoil kit!

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw...+metric&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

 

[maleko89]

Helicoil or serts will work. I epoxied mine once and re-tapped and it held fine. You could use a longer screw and then a nut on the other side to tighten.

 

[tugla]

dannymax might have some carb bodies for sale

 

[one2dmax]

The nut on the backside works just fine as Mark noted.

Sean

 

[sdt354]

I guess I used a little more force then necessary and stripped the threads on the body of the carb for the diaphragm cover. Has anyone tried to fill up the hole and re tap? I thought about using JB weld but read alot of poor reviews on the products performance.:ummm: If all else fails..... let me know if you have a set of carbs for sale. Thanks

I've had allen head, cheap haardware store, screws that didn't want to tighten
all the way after a few removals, I thought it was the carb threads. But, new screws worked fine. Like has been mentioned, nuts on the other side would be what I'd do before getting a different carb. Good luck.
Steve

 

[MANA1]

Thanks guys, the bolt idea sounds like the most cost efficient solution.
Just blew the radiator hose that goes to the 3rd cylinder. When it rains it pours!

 

[dannymax]

As mentioned, get a longer bolt of the same threads (to use what little grabbing force is left in the stripped threads) and lock washer & nut it.

 

[dingy]

This is what was done by one of the more mechanically inclined Venture guys recently to replace the cylinder head hoses.

It should also work on a VMax.

The front hose that I used is from O'Reilly Auto Parts. It's a Gates part #19764.

I installed the sharp bend on the head and stretched it over to the Y-Housing. I cut off a little bit at a time until the hose reached and did not touch anything sharp.

The rear hose is also from O'Reilly's. It's a Gates part #28479.

I cut off about an inch before installing it at the rear head. This made the hose 'bend' work better. I routed it to the Y-Housing and cut off a little at a time until it fit.

 

[MANA1]

Great idea. I found the hose online for about$ 20.00. Were you able to get the hose routed around the carb okay?