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Fin thread repair

Created by Macroscien Macroscien  > 9 months ago, 24 Oct 2015
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Macroscien
Macroscien

QLD

6808 posts

24 Oct 2015 9:01am
Topic was possibly discussed already thousand times, so I will be grateful if you could point to the link.

How to repaid thread in the fin ?

Standard stainless steel bolt now is coming easy of the fin so I need to repair thread if possible.

Solution coming to my mind could be :

-filling the hole with epoxy and re-drilling the hole with smaller diameter drill bit. I hope that bolt could the cut new thread by itself.
or I need to cut the new thread ? Does anybody know better way to save the fin ?
Man0verBoard
Man0verBoard

WA

629 posts

24 Oct 2015 7:13am
Take a nut out of an old fin and retrofit to your fin. Drill the existing bolt hole out with 1mm clearance first
Simon100
Simon100

QLD

490 posts

24 Oct 2015 5:55pm
ifits not the brass insert kind you could tap it and put a one of those steel thread recoil things in
Mistral Nick
Mistral Nick

QLD

370 posts

24 Oct 2015 6:12pm
Hi Macro, Dieter at Sunshine Coast sells the brass fitting, pretty cheap :)
decrepit
decrepit

WA

12802 posts

24 Oct 2015 10:00pm
Yep, if it's a barrel nut in there, just punch it out and put another one in. The only problem is they come in different diameters and with different threads, so you may have to do some adjustments. If there's no barrel nut, it's probably easier to fit one, I've tried epoxying and rethreading but it doesn't last very long, just drill the old thread out, and install new nut.
Boombuster
Boombuster

QLD

584 posts

25 Oct 2015 9:22am
Pete, just knock one out of a old fin base surely you have a old broken fin base lying around.
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