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Arrrrgh, stripped a thread

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 4:22 pm
by Grey Thumper
Basically I stripped the thread marked with a red arrow below

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So now, I can't tighten my left mirror stalk and it flops around dangerously. Loctite and teflon tape haven't worked. I could always order a new part, but in the meantime, would you recco some sort of metal-to-metal glue?

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:12 am
by Big B
an epoxy or jb weld might hold, but good luck getting it off. is it too far gone to rethread it?

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 7:42 am
by MrShake
I read today a suggestion of using a couple of zip-ties in the hole to help with the grip. Just a thought.