Stripped female thread to drivetrain oil dipstick

[ckmisiu]

Hi guys,
I managed to strip the female thread of the bearing cover for the drivetrain oil dipstick today while prepping the boat for the season. I looked online and the replacement part is ~300$... I still don't understand why the female thread is aluminum vs. the stainless steel dipstick, sounds backwards to me.

My boat is a 2005 200 horizon with a volvo penta 5.0 V8 gxi. The replacement part is #19 bearing cover part#: 3854401

Anyway, anybody have any luck with using a helicoil? If so what size? Any recommendations as to how to proceed?

I'll be reaching out to my marina mechanic tomorrow to see what he says.

Thanks

 

[skydiveD30571]

If you end up getting the replacement cover, here's a thread that talks about the installation.

http://forums.iboats.com/forum/engi...57761-busted-thread-in-gearcase-dipstick-hole

 

[1994almeida]

Hi
This happened to me ago and I simply had a new thread re-cut in the cover. Cost me 10 $ and until now is OK.

 

[ckmisiu]

I ended up bringing it in to my marina mechanic. He put a helicoil in there for 30$ and it is good to go.

Thanks for all the help!