Thread Repair

[@mlehman1991]

I love the fact you touch up the paint even though the rest of the rig has no paint and rusting. Total professional. Keep up the great videos, field work is some of the hardest yet most satisfying getting it done in the elements.

[@Sumitso]

helps with corrosion, raw metal turns orange quickly

[@darinwilson8663]

I'm having the same problem finding sleeve inserts where I live. At least you were lucky on this one and was able to make it work with a longer bolt. I wasn't so lucky on my last repair on a d5 dozer that the threads were completely wiped out that held the sprocket segments. I ended up using powercoil spiral inserts. They are a bit more expensive than helicoil inserts but I believe that they are much stronger. They all held up to the factory torque specs even though I expected them to strip. I have to deal with broken, stripped, and mangled up bolt holes for people all the time and you'd think I'd get enough of it , but here I am at 2am watching someone else dealing with the same crap as me. I reckon it helps me relax watching others that can get it done and do it well. It's obvious that you enjoy what you do for a living because of the pride that you take in your craftsmanship. I really enjoy the videos, already looking forward to the next one.

[@bgdck69]

Gotta give you a shout out. One helluva welder/fabricator and a great mechanic.

[@dirtfarmer7472]

I’ve been watching your videos for a while now & this is 2 months old & I just found it. I’m sorry that I missed it this is good just like the others. Thank you Sir

[@williamthomas9463]

Great job. I’ve done the same when the job called for it. Here’s a tip that may help with alignment of your drill: find the over-sized bit or cutter that just barely fits in the hole (provided the hole is still round, of course), use it chucked up in the drill to align the mag drill and once the mag drill is magnetized in position, switch out the bit or cutter to the correct size. I’ve even had my local machine shop make up exact size smooth shafting for me with one end turned down to 3/4” with the two set screw flats for mag drill positioning before. You already have a lathe and could do this yourself. Thanks for the video.

[@glenngosline3303]

Great job again. I did not think paddle scrapers were very popular in California. I enjoy watching your work. I am a pipeline welder myself but at times wish I would have went this way instead.

[@sevans66]

My 18 year old is going to school for welding... this is exactly the type of work he wants to do. Keep up the great videos

[@FixinCat]

Nice repair. Would love to see a review on the cordless mag drill. Happy new year!

[@campgas5344]

Nice work, I have done that a couple times. Sometimes if you don't get everything lined up perfectly. Where the old threads meet the new could be off just a couple thousandths you end up striping out again. You hit it perfectly. Nice job!!!

[@domthomas1002]

You do some great work. It thinks it is great that you have gotten a lot of education in a special skill. My Grandson went to Welding School and I am really proud of him. He is doing very well. Keep the videos coming.

[@abuubaydullah1]

People under estimate the power of magnetic drills and how versatile they can be and that carbide drill bit its a long time since i've seen carbide dill bit like that, i've said it before so happy i found you its wonderful to watch your videos your content is second to none same as your standered of work .

[@tedstephenson7116]

What a challenging job !!! In my 30 years of welding if I wasn’t in the fan shop on pipe I was loaned out to the machinist shop to help out in unusual jobs .These guys always had weird jobs to fix the craziest things . I quickly learned about the value of mag drills . Mostly fabricating up a base for the mag drill to rest on an be perfect square an angled just right . I learned a lot about perfect field measuring . In this video Sir you did Gr8 an best up side down had to of made it even harder !! . Good JOB I respect your ability. Thanks for showing what a Welder can run in to in real world of welding..

[@petermccuskey1832]

Very impressive drill bit Your attention to detail is great.

[@ypaulbrown]

hey Greg, those carbide tipped twist drills are great....I had a job drilling 1 inch holes in 1 inch stainless once....my HSS annular cutters could not cut the mustard......the customer, Lockheed/Martin came to the rescue and loaned me a carbide tipped twist drill, and their Mag Drill, as my Jancy Slugger would only accept 3/4 Weldon shank bits...... I was drilling inside some sort of vapor deposition vacuum chamber, and no coolants of any kind were allowed.....came out ok, thanks to helpful machinists.....Cheers my Friend, Paul

[@ypaulbrown]

late to the show, but here now.....Looking great Greg, and Happy New Year.....Paul down in Florida....

[@jimsvideos7201]

Happy new year! Thank you for all the adventures!

[@MikeOmeg]

I really enjoy and learn from your videos. Thanks for taking the time to make them!

[@aletheiablindfolded5968]

😄 👍 👍 happy New Year, with the best wishes for 2023.

[@tomesguerra5495]

Thanks for sharing your expertise on your repairs!👍👌✌️🇺🇸

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Thanks for sharing great fix have a happy new year 🎉

[@JonesMetalCraft]

That's good stuff. I love starting my weekends with stuff like this.

[@adamcichanowski77]

Zdrowia w 2023R. Życzę szczęścia i miłości.

[@davidsnyder2000]

Good idea to come up with that fix. Faster for you and cheaper for the customer. Had to spend a bit of cash to pay for that exact size drill bit and 3 types of taps. McMaster isn’t cheap. One of the most expensive places to get anything. Hope you still made a decent profit👍🙂

[@FIGGY65]

I deal with MM in the industrial maritime world. I find them extremely reasonable, and Grainger to be highway Robbery😎. Another awesome field repair!

[@RG-gn1ln]

Have you tried Rodmans drill bits, I found them to work good on harden material. Happy New Year

[@theoldbigmoose]

Great job! Wonder what you did with the 4th bolt hole that was all wallowed out?

[@OFW]

There was only one bad hole.

[@theoldbigmoose]

@@OFW Sorry sir, I mis interpreted the elongated hole at 0:24 . All the best!

[@davidlooney999]

Really enjoy your high professional level of expertise and work product. Would like to know more on how some of your tools work, i.e. magnetic base of mobile drill, bottom tap drill, etc.

[@OFW]

The next time I use those I will gladly explain how they work.

[@interesting7906]

McMaster has the best stuff, that's where I get alot of my tools and small parts.

[@Froggies505]

How do you like that Milwaukee mag drill? We used hjc I believe when I was building over head crane rails. Cut great but weak on the magnet and not much adjustment.

[@OFW]

It’s about 7 years old and it has been great.

[@ridindirtyface]

How has your experience been with the Milwaukee mag base?

[@ypaulbrown]

hey Greg, it is my understanding, and I have also read in a few tech books, , that thread engagement length and diameter of bolt will be at maximum strength when the same amount.... so by having a 7/8 bolt and 1 inch of thread, you should have nothing to worry about.... Thinking you already knew this though.....cheeers, Paul

[@OFW]

I have the same understanding.

[@user-jr2ue9nu6y]

I am a simpleton. Hence why i am asking. Could these worn out holes be filled in with "high strength" weld material and then re-drilled and new threads cut?

[@OFW]

Technically yes. But that would be very time consuming to do correctly.

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Great job on the repair .. Hard to beat a good mag drill ,, HAPPY NEW YEAR !👍👍

[@1412izzy]

Awesome! Thank you for another video sir! Merica

[@whodat90]

I've had to make my own inserts before by drilling and tapping for a much larger bolt, locktiting or welding that bolt in, cutting it flush then drilling and tapping threads in that. Pain in the ass every time.

[@andrewrobinson2869]

Need more videos .Happy new year from Australia

[@donsmith9081]

Happy New Year from California

[@waynep343]

Nice. I chucked a grade 8 bolt in the lathe on the bolt shank with the hex cut off. Drilled and taped thru the middle of the threads. Made up my own insert when i could not get one the right size. I wanted to make a reduced shank stud to thread into the undamaged hole to center the hollow core drill to keep the alignment. But alignment was not critical in my repair.

[@nevillesmith9795]

Yippee 1st to like, view and comment😁 As usual love the field work videos.

[@chucktaylor4958]

Clear demonstration on a thread redo with a drill and tap.

[@snowballengineering]

It’s nice when jobs are quick and simple!

[@larryjensen1578]

Happy New Year.

[@alextorneo3437]

После Пакистанского хардкора как же здесь высокотехнологично 👍

[@JonDingle]

Great repair job young man. Happy no ew year!

[@chriskennedy7262]

awesome video as always :)

[@Boogieshoes-s9o]

I love tools, tools are your best friend!!

[@timstanford3443]

What about the upper bolt hole?

[@OFW]

There was only one bad hole.

[@sparksmobilerepair4025]

How do you like that new battery powered Milwaukee? Does it last? My dam grinders are almost worthless on how fast they eat a Battery so I can't imagine how fast the mag drills kills them

[@OFW]

In 3/8” steel I can drill about 40 3/4” holes with an annular cutter with one 5.0 battery. Or about half that with a 2” cutter.

[@sparksmobilerepair4025]

@@OFW well shit that's not half bad then. I would have never guessed that much.

[@vart7767]

GREAT JOB

[@JohnSmith-lv8xk]

Great minds think alike !!

[@yenerm114]

👍👍👌🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@scotthultin7769]

116👍's up on fire welding thank you for sharing 🤠

[@heavymachinery2843]

I need a drill like that cool video 👍👍

[@zx8401ztv]

That's a clever repair :-D I can't see a helicoil being as strong as real solid threads. But I'm not an engineer.

[@darinwilson8663]

I thought the same thing for many years, but I changed my mind after having to use some of them on undercarriage parts on a bulldozer. I prefer to use powercoil products over helicoil, but both are incredibly strong. I've used them in torque-to-yield situations and have never had any problems. I believe that the bolt will fail before the threads. The strongest repair that I have used is EZ-Lock sleeve inserts. The hole has to be opened up much more because they are very thick and they are much stronger than the original threads.

[@zx8401ztv]

@@darinwilson8663 helicoil was the only type i knew existed, my brain needs an upgrade :-D

[@jasonalfau2786]

Gotta love those hands as a hammer 😂😂😂

[@EleanorPeterson]

Very neat. And how nice it must be to work on a job like this without having those whooping fools who plague golf tournaments shouting "Get in the hole!" at you.🙄

[@wmweekendwarrior1166]

Happy new year

[@donsmith9081]

Smart Idea.

[@sighpocket5]

Nice!!!!!!!

[@scotthultin7769]

We need a new video Sir 👍's up on fire welding

[@timspicer3270]

😊

[@rbrown264]

no safety glasses hehe

[@Cameron_D]

Happy New Year EVERYONE

[@user-jr2ue9nu6y]

KillDozer 2.0 lives