I am a UT grad, and my son is an Air Traffic Controller there(although he is an Aggie
), love that place!
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A very little bit of the blue goes a long way. Make sure to have to bolts clean of oil and just put some blue on.
She's almost there. Should be firing her up tomorrow. After I'm all done I will make a thread.
She's almost there. Should be firing her up tomorrow. After I'm all done I will make a thread.
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all my family went to ut on my mom and dads side, my wifes family are all aggies. We both went to Texas state/Southwest Texas so we are Switerland on the divided house issue!!!!!
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HD Bobber, I will be looking forward to your thread, hurry up so I can reduce my error rate!
Your comment on cleaning bolts is a good lead in to this:
This Craftsman 40 Piece Rethreading Set 52105 is a fantastic for anybody wanting to work on their bike. I also use a Dremel tool with a soft wire brush to help clean bolts, but the Rethreading kit is especially good for the bolt holes. I bought this kit used on Ebay by a guy that used it one time for $46.
Your comment on cleaning bolts is a good lead in to this:
This Craftsman 40 Piece Rethreading Set 52105 is a fantastic for anybody wanting to work on their bike. I also use a Dremel tool with a soft wire brush to help clean bolts, but the Rethreading kit is especially good for the bolt holes. I bought this kit used on Ebay by a guy that used it one time for $46.
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From: Northern VA
Those are thread 'chasers' and not thread 'cutters' right? There's a difference.
Edit: I googled. They're thread chasers. How do you use those hand files?
Edit: I googled. They're thread chasers. How do you use those hand files?
Last edited by mattVA; Jan 28, 2014 at 09:46 AM.
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Thats craftmans chaser set is perfect. I used that on my bike and a table top craftsmans wire wheel to clean the old bolts.
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On sale for less than the 40 piece kit and includes 8 extra pieces: http://www.craftsman.com/craftsman-4...1&blockType=G1
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I bet that thread chaser kit is same as my Snap-on, I paid a lot more than that. Damn it!
The thread files are the best tools I have ever owned, fixed many problems lol.
The thread files are the best tools I have ever owned, fixed many problems lol.
HD Bobber, I will be looking forward to your thread, hurry up so I can reduce my error rate!
Your comment on cleaning bolts is a good lead in to this:
This Craftsman 40 Piece Rethreading Set 52105 is a fantastic for anybody wanting to work on their bike. I also use a Dremel tool with a soft wire brush to help clean bolts, but the Rethreading kit is especially good for the bolt holes. I bought this kit used on Ebay by a guy that used it one time for $46.
Your comment on cleaning bolts is a good lead in to this:
This Craftsman 40 Piece Rethreading Set 52105 is a fantastic for anybody wanting to work on their bike. I also use a Dremel tool with a soft wire brush to help clean bolts, but the Rethreading kit is especially good for the bolt holes. I bought this kit used on Ebay by a guy that used it one time for $46.
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Yep. I got the Matco one before I realized ALL of them are the same.
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From: Northern VA
There was a discussion on this a while back on HTT. I think Kastar makes these kits and they're all identical just re-branded. So you're paying extra for a fancy sticker. I just ordered the 48 piece Craftsman to add to my collection. Free shipping and was on sale.
Alan, you don't mind the thread hi-jacking since there won't be any updates for a while?
Alan, you don't mind the thread hi-jacking since there won't be any updates for a while?