Installing a HeliCoil insert requires drilling out the original hole to match the new coil, tapping the hole for the coil, installation, and tang removal. You can purchase the insertsindividuallyor inkits. You need a master kit for the size of threads you are working with if you do not ha...
Tap the drilled hole with the tap specified in the Helicoil kit. Keep the tap straight with the hole. Turn the tap in a clockwise motion to thread the hole. Turn the tap until it binds, back the tap up a 1/4 turn; continue to thread the hole in a clockwise direction. Run the tap...