PC 7424 Handle issue..

[Redneckmafia]

I have had my PC for about a year now and the other day as I was finishing up a customers truck the handle kept loosening up as I went to tighten it I found out the threads in the housing are stripped WTF?? I did some redneck engineering to get me by and I have JB welded it back in.Hopefully it will hold otherwise it is either helicoil the housing or give up.Am I the only one that this has happened to???

 

[bottlefed02]

I think most dont use the handle anyways. But heli coil sound looked a good plan
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[nothelle]

I've owned two type of D/A and both are doing the exact same thing with their handles

 

[Brace1]

Lose the handle and grip at the head of the PC. Gives you more control, and keeps the pad flatter against the surface anyway. My $.02, but obviously do what's best for you. Helicoil would do the trick if you decide to continue with the handle.

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Am I the only one that this has happened to???

Haven't seen this problem brought up on forums over the years, at least not enough to be a bump in the road.

Lose the handle and grip at the head of the PC. Gives you more control, and keeps the pad flatter against the surface anyway.

I agree...

Handle? Or No Handle? - Using DA Polishers Without the Handle

Heli-Coil should work to, if you're not set up to do careful drilling and threading consider taking it to you local machine shop see if they'll do it.