11-11-2024, 01:43 AM
Hi Peter. Your solution may depend on the condition of the block casting, where your bolt has failed. If the casting around the hole is sound then taking it out to a 3/8 thread is quite successful (and has, in my observation, been done many times). A stainless steel bolt is often used. Exercise care to prevent accidental drilling or tapping into the bore ( I have put a plate behind the hole in past as a precaution). If you block casting is cracked at the hole, then a drilled plate can be purchased from Cherished suppliers to expedite this issue. There is generally not a lot of casting for the metalock process (though others may have another experience). I’m not an expert (just an owner for over 40 years).