Need gearbox help

[kingwick]

The bolt on my upper gear box mount has worked loose I found the treads to be stripped on gear box is there any way of fixing this as I'm sure it won't re thread ? Chemical metal any good

 

[sam JFM]

helicoil it

 

[kingwick]

What is heliccoil

 

[Laine_16v]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threaded_insert

 

[tom172cup]

^ what these guys said. I have lots in my engine block : )

 

[MicKPM]

lol Tom, maybe you should ease up a bit?

 

[tom172cup]

They didn't need much to strip