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Re:Tesla’s $16k Quote for a $700 Fix Is Why Right to Repair ... by sparrc on Monday July 12, 2021 @06:09PM (#27815699)
Exactly. I used to work for a time in a bicycle repair shop, drilling out and re-tapping a broken or stripped hole or thread was a common fix, I would hardly consider it a "hack".
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Re:Tesla’s $16k Quote for a $700 Fix Is Why Right to Repair ... by anfilt on Monday July 12, 2021 @10:10PM (#27817044)
Similar thought, i find it funny people call this hacky. It looks like it was well done. Also most auto-shops own a set of taps for jobs just like this.

Hacky too me would be using JBweld, while its a strong epoxy that would be getting into what i would call hack territory.

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