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Forum: ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter

12-06-2010, 03:30 PM

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Cure for stripped thread that doesn't cost limbs

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Posted By kck7

Yes, I got to thinking with all the elements that...

Yes, I got to thinking with all the elements that made up this fiasco, a Freudian would have a great time with many parts of it. Maybe that's why I used the four-letter S word so many times during...

Forum: ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter

12-06-2010, 02:25 PM

Replies: 11

Cure for stripped thread that doesn't cost limbs

Views: 3,419

Posted By kck7

Closure

Well after over a week and about 200 miles of driving (http://www.benzworld.org/forums/#) my ML with the repaired TQ drain plug hole, I think I can put this to bed.

What worked is the Time-Sert...

Forum: ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter

11-21-2010, 09:18 AM

Replies: 11

Cure for stripped thread that doesn't cost limbs

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Posted By kck7

Ah, but it IS leaking. Very slightly and drives...

Ah, but it IS leaking. Very slightly and drives ok.

I am looking into a Time-Sert solution. I will drill slowly by hand and use all possible precautions to prevent shavings. If anyone has thoughts...

Forum: ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter

11-17-2010, 11:57 AM

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Cure for stripped thread that doesn't cost limbs

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Posted By kck7

Here are the pieces. The original bolt (in good...

Here are the pieces. The original bolt (in good shape), the part that fell out of the nut and is presumably a thread insert, and the original washer.

Update: since posting the original post above...

Forum: ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter

11-16-2010, 09:49 AM

Replies: 11

Cure for stripped thread that doesn't cost limbs

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Posted By kck7

Thanks. The thread responds to a magnet so it is...

Thanks. The thread responds to a magnet so it is not aluminum. The torque converter is steel. Now I don't know if the intermediate material is something else...

I will post a pic of the removed...

Forum: ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter

11-16-2010, 08:52 AM

Replies: 11

Cure for stripped thread that doesn't cost limbs

Views: 3,419

Posted By kck7

Billybob, thanks for the lead, that looks very...

Billybob, thanks for the lead, that looks very promising!

Being a relative noob to this type of work (but a fast learner, I hope), I have a followon question or two.

Yes the original bolt is...

Forum: ML, GL, G-Wagen, R-Class, Unimog, Sprinter

11-03-2010, 09:07 PM

Replies: 11

Cure for stripped thread that doesn't cost limbs

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Posted By kck7

Cure for stripped thread that doesn't cost limbs

So I screwed up when changing tranny fluid by cross-threading the 10mm-1 bolt that goes into the torque converter (1999 ML320). Or I guess you could say 'screwed sideways'.

Anyway, I am...

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