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On 19 Apr 2004 at 11:22, Aaron Clow wrote: > --- Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote: > > When you say "threading" do you mean that little > > brass grommet which is crimped > > into the screen for the screw to pass thru? > > Yes. It wasn't brass on the new filters though, it > looked like some cheap metal (silver colored, > semi-soft). I'm probably just not remembering it right. > > I would > > think that your solution is > > probably fine, but I suspect that someone has > > stripped out the original screw > > and replaced it with something bigger, creating this > > problem. > > Is it a soft metal inside the transmission where the > screw goes into? Yes, I'm pretty sure that would just be part of the magnesium casting, same as the engine. I don't remember what that particular part looks like, however, or whether there is enough metal around it to accept a Heli-coil. I suspect that there is plenty of metal here. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org