[Vwdiesel] Re: bob slater/boltophobia
Justin and Chelly Bennett
cjb at midrivers.com
Thu Feb 3 11:45:04 EST 2005
There are tools called thread chasers. They look like a dulled tap.
The reason is that a tap can ruin a set of threads if used as a chaser.
If the tap is cut for a looser class of fit then the threads it will
remove required thread material and thus leaving you a thread that will
be out of spec and will be loose. Not sure as it makes much difference
with the vw, but it could. So if I can't find the metric thread chasers
I'll be using the homemade bolt option.
Justin
>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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