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Aren't time serts great ! I'm just starting the rebuild of my T500 cafe racer, and plan to use some ported barrels (sorry, jugs), that I have owned since about 1980 but never used. As with all 500s I work on, I replaced the exhaust header mounting bolts with studs .....and then checked the M8 threads that retain the heads. All 8 were pooped ! Two had been heli-coiled with some obscure sized thread, and the other six were toast. 15 minutes and a bunch of serts later, and they are all repaired better than new !

Do any of you guys over the pond have a good source for the inserts, as I have used all but a couple of my stock, and they are silly money over here?
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McMaster-Carr is a good source for lots fasteners.
https://www.mcmaster.com/#helicoils/=16p6cpy
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Have always preferred timeserts over helicoils. They really are a better mouse trap.... Like "the best oil discussions" I'm sure my comment will open Pandora's box. Lol.... 8)
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Warehouse1001 wrote:Have always preferred timeserts over helicoils. They really are a better mouse trap.... Like "the best oil discussions" I'm sure my comment will open Pandora's box. Lol.... 8)
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Time-Sert website: http://www.timesert.com/html/distributor.html
Authorized retailer on eBay: http://stores.ebay.com/threaddoctor/Time-Sert-/_i.html
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Thanks fellas, much appreciated.
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I bought one of these kits http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BERGEN-88pc-T ... SwT~9WkY9m" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; for exactly the same purpose on the GT550 and it was fine. Used different sizes successfully too.
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Post by oldjapanesebikes »

They also have another product called 'Big Serts' which is handy for repairing holes back to standard size. I often use them on exhaust ports. In the photo, you can see one to the right of the package. 8)

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I personally have no preference as both work equally well. The priority comes when the hole has been butched and a Time Sert is the only option, otherwise a helicoil is perfect on a first stripped or damaged threaded hole.
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on my last T500M I made my own time serts.
bought a 12mm threaded bar and frilled the hole out myself and tapped it. worked fine for me.
still have some left.hopefully I wont need it when I get my new bike.
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johnakay wrote:on my last T500M I made my own time serts.
bought a 12mm threaded bar and frilled the hole out myself and tapped it. worked fine for me.
still have some left.hopefully I wont need it when I get my new bike.
damn, thats some talent! even with a drill press its hard to drill straight down a threaded rod like that. I personally love time-serts but I always heard them called keen-serts. I friggin HATE heli-coils them damn things are the biggest pieces of... Its like the difference between Snap-on and the nameless chinese tools lol
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one must read post 1st before posting mustn't one.
frilled.lol drilled. :roll:
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