Stainless steel thread inserts

[Pilatus]

Have any of you used the stainless steel thread inserts successfully as in attached info.

 

[hesston]

Curtis from CEE used them to repair a casting of a dozer, I’m sure he said it was the only thread repair he would use.
He isn’t a fan of helicoil type.

 

[aidan]

yes i have used them but i was putting them into aluminium.

and i think rather than the usual M10x1.5 tap i needed a M10x1.25 to install.

Keenserts americans call them i think

 

[Pilatus]

Curtis from CEE used them to repair a casting of a dozer, I’m sure he said it was the only thread repair he would use.
He isn’t a fan of helicoil type.

The mechanic I use, has suggested them as he said “Caterpillar” recommended them in some video.

 

[Clay shooter]

Yup, ive used similar,called timesheet, used on sumps and for repairing threads on a cam belt tensioner they work well.
It came in a kit with the correct size drill bit and tap .
Just make sure that there's enough metal around the edges before you drill though,and don't Go to deep,a guy who i worked with drilled through a water way on an engine once,he wasn't popular

 

[fermerboy]

Curtis from CEE used them to repair a casting of a dozer, I’m sure he said it was the only thread repair he would use.
He isn’t a fan of helicoil type.

I had never seen them before but look a good job, that was a cunning repair he did on that casting.

 

[Pilatus]

I had never seen them before but look a good job, that was a cunning repair he did on that casting.

What a fantastic video showing how he did the repair.
How he tolerates doing so many video takes, to get it looking right on the video would be well beyond my patience.