08-22-2019, 09:18 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Posts: 5,849
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Re: Which tap and die set
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Originally Posted by tiger.1000
When cleaning old threads DO NOT be tempted to use taps and dies. There are thread restoring tools out there that are designed to do the job. A classic example of the "wrong way" are back axle banjo bolts which have been "restored" with a die. Then there's the torment of stopping lubricant leaks past the threads.
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I agree. I hear of so many people using a tap to "chase" the threads in their block for the head studs to "clean them up". Makes me cringe.
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