[s-cars] Stripped wheel bolt

[Lee Levitt]

Thanks Mike, I found one on Amazon!

Best,

Lee

On Mar 24, 2012, at 2:25 PM, mike schowengerdt <urdrquattro at yahoo.com> wrote:

> what you need is a 14mm X 1.5  tap    this will do a better job than just a thread chaser    may or may not find this at a FLAPS, more likely at a tool or hardware store,  works best with a special lubricant but oil or grease will suffice....will work best with a 't' driver but can be done with wrench....no big deal
> 
> From: Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com>
> To: "s-car-list at audifans.com" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sat, March 24, 2012 11:41:48 AM
> Subject: [s-cars] Stripped wheel bolt
> 
> Folks,
> 
> One of the wheel bolt holes on the rear hub of my '01 A4 is ruining the threads on wheel bolts.
> 
> Can I use a tool to chase and clean the threads on the hub or am I looking at an R&R?
> 
> Can someone give me a pointer to the appropriate tool? I don't want to head over to my FLAPS and get something that doesn't have the correct threading.