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hello, I'm really stuck trying to find somewhere who can have a go at helicoiling my crank thru-axle. the thread is an m18 and many shops I've spoken to say they don't have this size and are not sure about buying a kit just for my job. Winston Vaz, bless his heart, said I wasn't by any means the first person who had asked him about this and said try a forum. De Ver's mechanic who presides over the helicoil kit is away. it's a BB30 axle with, I reckon, plenty of meat on it so drilling the thread out and retapping won't cause a snap (famous last words/litigation getout)
edit: having looked into this a bit i think it might be worth trying to retap without drilling out and helicoiling. the tap i need will be an m18x 1 i think. does anyone have or know who might be able to help with this if not a helicoil?