Hi everyone, brand new to the forum..great info.
My situation is: I've got a '94 c220. About 100k and 75k miles ago, I re-tapped two seperate spark plug holes and placed threaded inserts. This worked great until I recently changed the plugs, and one of the inserts came out with the plug. When I screwed it onto the new plug and screwed it back in, I cross threaded the insert into an already re-tapped hole.
My questions: Is there another kit to re-tap another larger diameter insert that will have the same inside diameter for the plug? Am I just going to have to pull the head? If I pull the head, with 235k miles on the car, what other things should I renew while the head is off?
I appreciate anyones time on this.
My situation is: I've got a '94 c220. About 100k and 75k miles ago, I re-tapped two seperate spark plug holes and placed threaded inserts. This worked great until I recently changed the plugs, and one of the inserts came out with the plug. When I screwed it onto the new plug and screwed it back in, I cross threaded the insert into an already re-tapped hole.
My questions: Is there another kit to re-tap another larger diameter insert that will have the same inside diameter for the plug? Am I just going to have to pull the head? If I pull the head, with 235k miles on the car, what other things should I renew while the head is off?
I appreciate anyones time on this.