Loose Threaded Inserted

How to repair a loose threaded insert quickly and easy.

[@robertlee1039]

Worked like a champ for me, thank you. Video is 7 years old and still great.

[@ms22401gal]

Thank you. You helped me free my trial run insert. I had to keep re-tightening the locknuts down on the insert as I worked the insert out. Took a few minutes of alternating locking the nuts firmly back down on the top of the insert with then unscrewing the hex nut head. Success. Thanks!

[@fernandomatamoros5709]

Thank you for the simple, to-the-point illustration and explanation.

[@SusanBaileyAmazingEstate]

Great tool use demo. I'm repairing chairs where the insert has loosened over time. As an FYI, I recently learned a trick to make the threaded insert super secure: wet the inside of the hole and apply Gorilla Glue to the outside of the insert. This glue expands when activated with water, so it fills any space. These suckers will never loosen again - they better not, ugh. Your bolt and nuts trick, that was new to me. Thanks!

[@johnnyblue_]

How did you go about wetting the inside of the whole? Did you use a Q-tip or something? I'm having the same issue. I just completed a table build, and the inserts keep popping up when I type in my bolts. It's so frustrating

[@onionhandler5419]

thanks for the additional commentary. I am definetely going to try this.

[@Ibaneddie76]

Perfect, just finished a guitar build and one of the inserts I used to secure the neck to the body was off just enough to trigger my OCD, I was just about to drill the insert out and plug the hole and re-drill it but shoot if I can save the insert and reuse it that's better Thanks for the great tip!

[@kevintoews5656]

Glad it worked!

[@nohandskiller8912]

did it work? im trying to remove the threaded insert for the bolt of a tremolo bridge

[@DougHinVA]

I used this method on a Telecaster neck with 4 threaded inserts already in it to REMOVE all 4. Get the locking nuts tight and then the threaded screw can 'back out' the threaded insert. It is tedious but does work.

[@steverago2050]

you are a life saver !

[@williammarr1931]

Great tip! Thanks for sharing.

[@goldkeypropertymanagements6606]

If you put the insert in the other way, you can use a flat head screwdriver to remove and replace

[@rango_unchained]

Of course, but that would defeat the purpose of the vid. I have a damaged insert unlike the one in this vid and now, thankfully, I know how to remove it.

[@csrajaraman]

Worked perfect.. thanks 🙏

[@duckshaker]

Thank you!!!

[@rashindu]

Thanks mate, it worked.

[@zkmoonea]

what should I do if i need to unscrew the bolt, which is very tightly screwed into a threaded insert, such as the hip pivots from an Aeron chair? I really need a way to clip the insert in place so I can turn the bolt back out of the insert.

[@ITWorksSoftware]

thank you, you're brilliant!

[@ninoechavez1402]

Will this work with helicoila on aluminum?

[@mrkraymnd]

What am I doing wrong? If the bolt backs out without the insert screw.?

[@kevintoews5656]

I would guess that the nut probably isn’t tight enough to the insert. If you can’t get the nut tight enough to the threaded insert to grip it well, you can apply a drop of blue Loctite to the bolt before you thread it into the insert. Tighten the nut as much as you can, wait a few hours for the Loctite to cure and then give it a go. I would think you just have a very tight insert, but that’s just my best guess without having more detail.

[@leilahankinson4498]

Thanks for this great, simple fix but I have a different issue and can't find any videos on it. I have a boat about the same size as the one your video and it's halfway thru a 2x4. On the exit end between where the threads begin and the end of the bolt, is a brass thread insert, stuck on there. I had to yank it out of the butt of another 2x4 because the bolt was just spinning inside there with the thread insert when I tried to unscrew it. Can I crack it off or something? Or do I just need to cut off one side of the bolt and get new hardware?

[@terencekreft482]

Is it necessary to damage the laminate (1:00) when you do this or could you be a bit more careful?
Maybe use spanners for better control, you know, the tool for the job.

[@thebarnyard5633]

Sounds like someone needs a snickers

[@kevintoews5656]

Lol, this is a demonstration on a scrap piece of lumber, sir; no laminate anywhere in sight. Take a nap and calm yourself.

[@SeanScot36]

But how do you insert a new d insert in new wood underside a sofa.

[@alexferguson8893]

What about for MDF?

[@sbsekura]

You installed the threaded insert upside down......lol

[@rango_unchained]

It was installed that way for the purpose of the vid, but thanks for playing along. lol

[@kevintoews5656]

Not all of threaded inserts have the screwdriver slot. A client I sent something to had a non-slotted type insert come loose. Just used what I had available in the shop to demonstrate the repair. Never expected any other views. But yes, in any other circumstance, slotted brass inserts should be inserted the other way!