GT35 Compressor housing threads stripped.

[lrb_2000]

So I bought a GT35 turbo from jgy customs quite awhile ago... I only ran the turbo for about 100 miles though before I torn down my engine last April.. I left the compressor housing detached from the rest of the turbo for a long time sitting in a box.. Well, a few months ago I went to reconnect it and all 6 threads stripped out around the housing. Note that this was only hand tight, no even using a wrench yet... the threads came right out still attached the bolts.. so I have 6 empty holes.

I guess the question is, do I take the housing to a machine shop and have them retap it.. or try it myself with a helicoil? I don't think I have a warentee or anything since it's been so long, but I only used the turbo for a short amount of time..

[kpc_0721]

Does the bolt need to be any certain size? If not just re-tap but if so then like you said I would just go ahead and use some helicoils on it, you should not have any problems with either though.

[Zippy69]

Heli coil FTW!I've used heli coils on just about everything at on time or another.If you have enough material around the bolt hole, then you could just tap a size larger.

[lrb_2000]

yeah. I just don't want to mess up this turbo :| .. there's not that much room, I think i'll try the helicoils