[Vwdiesel] bob slater/boltophobia

[Val Christian]

I like to do two operations:

-cut slots in the thread, usually with a cut-off grinding wheel

-flatten the bolt tip, so that it "bottoms out".  Sometimes, I 
cut an X in the tip, to help clean out the bottom.  But you definitely 
want to chase the threads all the way there.

vwdiesel wisdom says buy a tap.  

Cheaply yours,

Val



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> Dremmel no doubt did a cleaner job than my hacksaw. I used a thread file to clean up the cut I had made up the side of bolt. Nice clean hole makes for more accurate torquing plus it saved my butt by alowing removal of broken stretch bolt. Also I was lucky. 
> Later,
> 
> Bob in NY
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>   Subj:    Re: [Vwdiesel] bob slater/boltophobia 
>   Date:    2/2/2005 1:59:10 PM Eastern Standard Time 
>   From:    David Cook <vwdieselbunny at yahoo.com> 
>   To:    diesel list <vwdiesel at vwfans.com> 
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> When i did a friend's head gasket, we used an old
> bolt, and I dremeled slots along the length of one of
> the head bolts to make a tool to chase the threads and
> clean them out.  That seemed to work for his engine,
> at least so far...
> 
> Is this the kind of thing you're talking about?
> 
> David
> 
> --- raymond greeley <rgreeley2 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > When you say cleaning the bolt holes are you running
> > a tap or new bolt 
> > through clear any deposits
> > that have built up. btw that was quite an approach
> > to removing the broken 
> > stud. Which source of bolts seem to be preferred by
> > most here.
> > To all i'm looking for a  donor rabbi for a pet
> > project (no pun intended), 
> > td would be nice yet a NA, decent runner would
> > suffice
> > 
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