[s-cars] Stripped wheel bolt

[Larry]

Lee,

I'm on the tap brigade as well. Nothing to lose (besides, having that tap is a useful thing anyway). Just use a fresh lug bolt afterwards.  And, when starting the tap, gently turn backwards until you feel the the first tap threads drop into the hub threads. Then start feeding the tap forwards, 1/2 turn at a time, backing  slightly after each half turn. Oil will work (thinner is better, you want it to flush cuttings)  cutting oil cleans up easier, that's all. This worked for me most times sine HS for most bolts, including for my former Solo 2 GTi's lug holes. If worse comes to worst, then there is still TimeSert or HeliCoil. 


All from HS shop class, and yet they're killing those programs everywhere. Doesn't make sense to me.

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On Mar 24, 2012, at 6:41 PM, mtgadbois at aol.com wrote:

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> Lee,
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> I agree with Mike.? I got mine on ebay as a buy it now.
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> Mark
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>   Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:25:08 -0700 (PDT) From: mike schowengerdt <urdrquattro at yahoo.com> To: Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> Cc: "s-car-list at audifans.com" <s-car-list at audifans.com> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Stripped wheel bolt Message-ID:    <1332613508.96890.YahooMailRC at web181715.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1  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
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