white89gt

Yes.

You may be tempted to try and use a Heli-coil. Let me just tell you, don't - unless you plan to sell the truck in the near future. Timesert and Calvan inserts are the only two viable options. Calvan tends to be a little cheaper, but basically the same style of insert.

white89gt

I personally like these kits better....


For comparison of the kits....

joeguthrie

I do like the price difference...

white89gt

I personally like the Calvan better. It like the shoulder on the insert.

white89gt

ALSO.... it is really handy to have a borescope for this job. I have a HF standalone, but there are pretty decent cameras you can use on smartphones, or similar devices.

joeguthrie

Nice, I'll look into those too. I appreciate all of the help.

white89gt

No problem. I hope that gets you a little closer to affordable, lol. Sometimes I've seen these kits for sale locally for 150 dollars with everything minus one or two inserts.

Might be worth checking Craigslist, or whatever you've got. Even FB marketplace....

joeguthrie

That's actually a good idea, I'll check that for sure.

mbb

Yup
$8

Maybe no iphone

R&TBabich

The Timesert insert has a shoulder, too, just not as big.
A new tapered seat for the plug needs to be provided when using inserts.
Timesert makes helicoil repair inserts if that says anything about helicoil repairs.
The Timesert insert is held in three ways - torque, thread locker and a nub that is pressed out into the newly cut threads in the head.
The Timesert inserts are thinner because the thread spacing is between the plug thread spacing which means the new material (SS) of the insert is uniform thickness.
I like the rubber plug tool for finding the compression stroke in the CalVan kit.
Did you get the High Resolution digital inspection camera or is the standard one good enough?