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On 12/30/2012 2:34 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:21:34 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

In article ,
says...


Helicoil in anything adds substantial surface area to the mechanical
surface of the threads, it's just math.


It's still not any stronger than the base metal, period.


There is more surface as the hole is bigger, period. The type of metal
or the thickness is irrelevant, more is more... period. I knew the
engineer wouldn't know ****, take the question to a technician tomorrow
at work and have him explain it to you, LOL!

It is threaded into a bigger hole tho and that means more base metal
is in play.
The plug itself is steel to steel too, so it will come out a lot
easier while the Helicoil is bound to the aluminum.

I had to helicoil a plug on my Benelli 250. The factory installed plug
came out with the threads still attached to the aluminum.