AFR Header bolt hole stripped!

[rdharper02]

Well I found my noise under the hood. I had thought it was the valvetrain, and readjusted, bur come to find out that I had an exhaust leak on cyl 5. Seem that someone stripped the bolt hole and tried to place a longer bolt in it. I was thinking helicoil, but dont know. Anyone else have this problem or done the fix.

 

[Rick 91GT]

Helicoil is the proper way to fix it, wont be an issue...

 

[90lxcoupe]

gonna be tight getting in there. a right angle drill may work. Also, put a nice chamfer on the bolt hole when you do the new threads and it will be easier to get the bolt started without cross threading it. That or switch to studs