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Cause racecar......I know your feeling wanting to burn the car. Right now, i have the timing chain cover off mine to fix a coolant leak. Of course it has a bolt broke off stuck in the block, and another broke off in the radiator that supports the fan. Having a metal core oil pan gasket created another problem, as i need to get a small hacksaw in there to cut the gasket so i can put the new ones on without pulling my rack out to drop the oil pan. Without all the clutter on the front of the engine, its clearly obvious that the k member isnt squared up properly either. Going today to Lowes to get a butane torch, a small handsaw, another timing chain cover bolt, and a longer harmonic balancer bolt to pull it back to hopefully not run into the isssue your having.
Yeah I feel you a 90* air drill could get in there if you take the radiator out. Just a thought. You know the 5.4 8rib pulley has a longer bolt. When I put my 8rib on that's what stopped me I couldn't get the 4.6l mustang bolt to touch any threads with the washer.I'm not debating whether helicoils are a good repair tool. They have their place. Trying to install one on the end of the crank, while its still in the car is a different story. Unless you fully disassemble the car, or pull the crank out, your going to have a hard time drilling and tapping a crankshaft.
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In that case. The reason that helicoils are used in a 2az boils down to 1 thing...the block is aluminum. There is a huge difference between an aluminum block and a steel crank.Haha you guys can debate all you want. It's my thread and I'm cool with it.