I have a Liquid Force twin tip and have stripped several threads on the footstrap screw inserts, moulded into the deck. On close inspection, they appear to be made of brass, not stainless steel. Does anybody know how to replace or repair these inserts? Thanks!
You can use what's called a helicoil, basically a spring that has your original thread on the inside and new larger dia thread on the outside. You can get kits from most bolt and bearing type shops.
The challenge is going to be tapping into a very shallow blind hole.. You'll need staged taps for this. May pay to seek an engineering shops help if your not familiar with this type of work.
Or drill it and put a bolt right thru... Ugly but a certain fix. Beyond that your cutting the old ones out and glassing new ones in.
ok i dont quite understand how u strip threads on a board ay unless you cant line up a hole for shyt but anyway think about how much you truley need to move straps.. which in theory should be never once u found ur sweet spot.. which in 2 yrs you should of done. so simply take that position, drill a hole like 10mm directly above or below the current set of inserts you use, depending on how much duck you like, with the size bit that is same as the bolt ( should be 1/4 inch so 6mm is fine)
go buy yourself a set of T nuts and a hole saw, measure the shaft length of T nut and work out how thick ya board is - work out how much excess has to be cut out, use drill saw to cut out a bit - leave a small amount of excess to be compressed. put t nut it hammer it in use a bolt to tighten it further, pour resin in and its sealed and ready to go.
Thanks for the ideas! I kinda like the T bolt method because that will not compromise the bottom skin of the board. Material thickness around inserts is approx 25mm, so plenty to play with.
Helicoil is the best way to fix the thread.If you stuff it up then you can go the T nut option.
I put a bolt through mine 
big fat washer & nut on the bottom, i can't notice the difference when riding & it's good for a laugh (maybe i should of used stainless)
if you use a helicoil make sure you use a sharp good quality drill bit that is exactly the right size, and use trefolex or cutting oil when you tap the new thread.
also you should only ever go 1/4 or 1/2 a turn maximum at a time with the tap, and then turn it backwards until you feel the swarf break, or else you'll break the tap off in the hole.
just buy a new board ....you can get a north select for about $1350... there worth every penny
^ Are you affiliated with North in any way? Just wondering because you seem to mention them every time you post. And your Name is rhinoman. Not having a go or anything, just curious...
A message is written in here for eveybody . I striped one because they will come lose nothing about corosion or any thing else after i did a massive face plant from a strap coming off board i went home and fixed it with heli coil and checked all others and they were lose . So for everyone else out there check your strap bolts regularly they do come lose .... ( heli coils are great if it is done up once and only once if you are undoeing or doeing up they do stuff up )
I just fixed my board with the helicoil and it seems to have worked great! Haven't taken it in the water yet which will be the true test however it feels solid. It took some delicate procedures to make sure I didn't drill too deep also I had to trim off the top of the excess helicoil with a dremel. I'm glad I found this thread!!! Thanks for the advice everyone.
