Time serts

titan performance · Post by **titan performance** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 3:18 pm

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?

jabcb · Post by **jabcb** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:02 pm

McMaster-Carr is a good source for lots fasteners.
https://www.mcmaster.com/#helicoils/=16p6cpy

Warehouse1001 · Post by **Warehouse1001** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:09 pm

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....

jabcb · Post by **jabcb** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:23 pm

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....

Interesting … learn something new every day.

Time-Sert website: http://www.timesert.com/html/distributor.html
Authorized retailer on eBay: http://stores.ebay.com/threaddoctor/Time-Sert-/_i.html
10-pack of M8x1.25 is only $15

titan performance · Post by **titan performance** » Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:09 am

Thanks fellas, much appreciated.

Post by **Alan H** » Sat Mar 11, 2017 10:16 am

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.

Post by **oldjapanesebikes** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:18 am

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.

Post by **Suzsmokeyallan** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:00 am

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.

johnakay · Post by **johnakay** » Thu Jun 28, 2018 4:45 am

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.

Indy650 · Post by **Indy650** » Mon Jul 16, 2018 2:15 pm

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

johnakay · Post by **johnakay** » Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:03 am

one must read post 1st before posting mustn't one.
frilled.lol drilled.

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