wlhequipment
Senior Member
I just had a thought and wanted to ask around. I've got a stripped grease zerk and the owner doesn't want me to take the associated pin out. I told him it would need to be drilled and tapped for the next bigger size, and the pin should come out so I can clean up the chips before putting it all back together. He wants me to just drill and tap, cleaning it out as best I can, leaving the pin in place. While I know that's going to mean more work (and $$) for me later, I'm not crazy about it. So I'm asking has anyone in that situation actually tapped a small 1/4 - 3/8" thick plate, and welded that plate over the stripped hole, and screwed the zerk into the plate instead? That's a lot of effort, but I think it's better than leaving chips in the hole. Maybe I'm overthinking this.