Threaded insert
A thread repair insert is a part that you screw into a hole to replace the original thread once it gets stripped.
These come in two flavours, solid and wire. Solid inserts are tubes with a thread on the inside. Wire inserts are wires of a specific diameter and shape that are coiled up. Generally these are of larger diameter than the hole they are to go into so that they hold themselves in tightly.
The general procedure for repairing a thread with an insert is to:
- drill out all the damaged thread with the appropriately sized bit
- tap a thread into the hole
- wind the insert into the hole
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