Main Cap Bolt Hole Thread Repair

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The main cap bolt hole thread repair kit consists of the following items:
- The drill (1)
- The tap (2)
- The installer (3)
- The fixture plate (4)
- The long bolts (5)
- The short bolts (6)
- The alignment pin (7)
- The bushing (8)
Fig 1: Main Cap Bolt Hole Thread Repair Kit Components
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Install the fixture plate, bolt, and bushing, onto the engine block.
Position the fixture plate and bushing over the hole that is to be repaired.
Position the alignment pin in the desired hole and tighten the fixture retaining bolts.

Fig 2: Fixture Plate
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Drill out the damaged hole.
The outer bolt hole locations (11-20) have the shallower counterbores. Use sleeve J 42385-316 with the drill.

Drill until the stop collar of the drill bit or the sleeve contacts the bushing.
Using compressed air, clean out any chips.

Fig 3: Main Cap Bolt Hole Identification
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Using a tap wrench, tap the threads of the drilled hole.
In order to tap the new threads to the proper depth, rotate the tap into the hole until the mark on the tap aligns with the top of the bushing.

For the deeper main cap holes (1-10), rotate the tap until the upper mark (4) on the tap aligns with the top of the bushing (3).

For the shallower main cap holes (11-20), rotate the tap until the lower mark (1) on the tap aligns with top of the bushing (3).
Using compressed air, clean out any chips.
Spray cleaner GM P/N United States 12346139, GM P/N Canada 10953463, or equivalent, into the hole.
Using compressed air, clean any cutting oil and chips out of the hole.

Fig 4: Fixture Plate, Bushing & Depth Marks
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IMPORTANT: Do not allow oil or other foreign material to contact the outside diameter (OD) of the insert.
Lubricate the threads of the installer tool (2) with the driver oil (1).

Fig 5: Lubricating Installer Tool Threads
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Install the insert (2) onto the driver tool (1).

Fig 6: Driver Tool & Insert
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Apply threadlock LOCTITE® 277, J 42385-109 (1), or equivalent to the insert OD threads (2).

Fig 7: Applying Threadlock To Insert
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IMPORTANT: The fixture plate and bushing remains installed onto the engine block during the insert installation procedure.
Install the insert and driver (1) through the fixture plate and bushing and into the hole.
Rotate the driver tool until the mark on the tool (3) aligns with the top of the bushing (2).

The installer tool will tighten up before screwing completely through the insert. This is acceptable. You are forming the bottom threads of the insert and mechanically locking the insert to the base material threads.

Fig 8: Fixture Plate, Bushing & Depth Marks
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