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410c Front wheel steering housing: weld repair?

Seaward

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Hopefully the wise here can steer me in the right direction. The threaded holes in my RH steering housing (p/n:T77440) that secure the steering arm have stripped out. It appears they had been previously repaired with helicoils. Is it worth weld repairing the housing and re machining the holes? Or am I better of getting a new to me used part?
 

alrman

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You could try installing 'threaded inserts' - these are much heavier duty than helecoils & can be used where helecoils have failed.
Pic below is where a helecoil was replaced for a starter motor bolt.
 

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Seaward

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Thanks for the suggestion. At that point I think I will goto the next size bolt. I may do that or have the machine shop press studs into the stripped holes. Found out weld repair is a no go. I guess it gets too hard to machine once welded.
 
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