Engine mount stripped

JohnMatic · Nov 16, 2018

One step forward... Well I have finally finished my engine rebuild but I've hit a snag. One of the engine mounts has stripped. So my question is how important is this? Can I fill with JB Weld or do I need to remove engine and put in some type of helicoil?

Photo attached. Thanks, John

Steve@Advance · Nov 16, 2018

Any chance there are some threads left deeper in the hole?

If so, you can bottom out a stud with some Locktite, put a nut on the stud.

But as many blots as that has, one stripped won't make any difference.

Mike Groom · Nov 17, 2018

If Steve's stud idea doesn't suit you it looks like the bolts are either 3/8 or 7/16,I would drill and tap it to the next size larger and call it good.I have tore
down several tractors that had just that done to them.

MCOHIO · Nov 17, 2018

I had a 48 TE that had the same problem with 4 being stripped. I used thread repair inserts- not Heli-coil. I used the tractor for several years after that with no issues. A Heli-coil may very well be strong enough as well but I would not trust any epoxy to repair the threads.

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