Modern Vespa

topping up the oil today and when unscrewing bolt realized i must have stripped it last time i put it back on. stripped the hole not the bolt.

any ideas on temporary fix?

i'm f'd, right?

helicoil? but then you gotta strip the case down as well? i never put one in.

That stuff the plumbers use. PTFE tape. Wrapped around the bolt thread and screwed back in.

Maybe some instant gasket.

yea, its not like its under tremendous pressure or anything.

Hello

Seek out a suitable plastic screw.


Grumpy

thanks for the replies. i'll probably try some insta-gasket, since i got some layin' around.

Split the case line the hole with about a 16th of an inch of J.B. weld and then lightly tap in new threads. I know it's kinda getto or if you know a welder have him or her put a little meat in the hole then tap it . A welder is you're best way to go .