Xfer case bolt stripped !!
Hey guys... just when things were moving along ok, I went to bolt the xfer case onto the tranny last night and I began pulling threads on one of the xfer case bolts. There are 5 bolts that mount it to the tranny(3 long & 2 shorter ones). This happens to be the top shorter one that's right next to that little rubber vent thing. It bolts in to where there is resistance but never stops to where a torque will develop. I didn't overtighten nor did I cross thread it. Don't know what the heck....
I know I should heli coil it but the proper way to do it would be to remove the tranny and i DON'T want to do that right now. Besides, with the a/c compressor in there, I don't think I can get enough room with a drill. Perhaps over the winter. I already tried a little bit longer bolt and it helped some but it still didn't take care of the issue.
Do you think it would be alright if a guy coated the threads completely in loctite red 272 and screwed it in to where it seems the tightest and called it a day???
Thanks guys..
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