Helicoiling Teesside area

[gedG]

Can anyone recommend anywhere for Helicoiling in the Teesside area?
It's an alloy sump from a Caterham with stripped threads for the sump plug. The sump is off the car.

[big_peaches]

you not fancy doing it your self ?? you can buy the kits from a tool shop, machine mart....am guessin you want it doing on your car, or can it be removed ?.... also what size is the plug??

[gedG]

The sump's off the car, ready to be delivered to wherever it needs to go.
Probably could do it myself, but I've never done one before, and not sure exactly what it entails. Though not a highly stressed part, the consequences of it failing could be dire.

[paulisa]

TEESIDE motor factors in Middlesbrough can do this i belive if not i can get it done at a engineering shop in Shildon where are you may be able to collect it for you

[gedG]

Thanks for your offer Paulisa.
I got it done midweek at Teesside Motor Factors. They seem to have made a decent job of it, but threaded it M14x1.25, which is an odd size for a car sump. The plug they supplied stuck out too far, it's only 65mm off the ground, so didn't want anything sticking out. Found a magnetic motorbike one to match, so fitted that.

[big_peaches]

its easy to do helicoil kit will come with the required drill and tap


simply drill out......tap......screw in helicoil with tool.......knock the little tab off the bottom of the helicoil that allows its insertion.....hey presto. you will need a DOWTY washer aswell, as this tapped hole is not tapered like the OEM sump Plug