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Colin9690

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It’s the little brass female piece, and my dumb arse stripped it out. My HT1550XLS.

Does anyone have any recommendations on how to fix this? Curious what materials I’d need to make sure it stays in place and doesn’t spin. And I will obviously find a new one before reinstalling it into the radio. 😉

I appreciate it!
 

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Is it a blind hole? If so, clean out any debris. Put a longish screw in the thread hole in the stud. Seal the threads with wax where they enter the stud and if the stud threads through, wax at the end of the thread. Get some JB Weld, mix it up and put a dab into the hole with a toothpick. Just enough to fill the gaps. Put the stud back in, center it and wait 24 hours.
 
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mmckenna said:
I'd probably try a tiny bit of JB Weld.

If that didn't work, recase it, that's pretty inexpensive with the overseas sourced case kits.
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I also think JB Weld might be the best method. If you try it make sure the entire cavity on the radio and external threads of the insert are buried in JB Weld which will help resist pull out. I would also screw the insert onto a speaker mic then clamp that to the radio while the JB Weld cures which will help keep the correct thread alignment.
 
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IME, no amount of adhesive is going to support the amount of force it needs to support, at least not for more than the first few uses. Find a cheap but clean parts radio or, if you must, an after-market case kit, but some of those are pretty poorly made and require work to get things to fit.
 
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