Egon_247 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 So there I am, in my tellytubbies pyjamas, asleep in my bed when at 4am I'm woken up by a sharp loud hiss noise. My brain went "that was a mag vent noise". Out of bed, had a look at the mag rack, nope, all is well. Ah, probably just my brain reacting to that cheese from under the fridge that I ate. Back to sleep. Only, I'm getting my gear ready for tomorrow and check my storm 360 grenade is all good. Which it isn't. 🤔 It appears that the gas inlet valve has had enough and has bailed out of the grenade in a very grenadey way. I cant find it, I was half expecting it to be embedded in the cieling 🤣🤣🤣 The threads have stripped and left a very clean exit hole 🤣🤣 Damn. Not sure araldite is man enough for it.... Any suggestions? strykerles and EDcase 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinkempsell Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Horlicks? Egon_247 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egon_247 Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 2 minutes ago, gavinkempsell said: Horlicks? I said something very similar to that...🤣 Even the dog looked at me, like "wtf was that" 🤣🤣 gavinkempsell and Nick G 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Tackle Posted May 18 Supporters Share Posted May 18 Helicoil it ?, & if the fit feels good then secure with a 2 part adhesive, maybe even JB weld. Shamal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamal Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Can you still get them? I've used them many years ago to repair cylinder head spark plug holes when the thread has been stripped, especially on ally heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Tackle Posted May 18 Supporters Share Posted May 18 You can still get them, but the thread size might be an issue ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamal Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 They used to come in a kit of various sizes 5,6,8,10 and 12mm with tap and drills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egon_247 Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 I think the thread is the important bit. It's v small, in a fine pitched m6 kinda size. I thought the gas valves were imperial (may be lack of sleep doing that though 🤣) I'm trying araldite just in case, you never know .. 😁 Failing that, I'll plug the hole and drill n tap a new one, if I can figure out the pitch/sizes. Rogerborg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egon_247 Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 Well, technical update, the araldite had a good 48h to go off and it got a lung full of red gas, seems to be holding sweet. Seems i underestimated araldite... Cleaned, ready for some underarm lobbage action... GRENAAAAADAAAAA.... gavinkempsell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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