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So I finally got the *** end of my '93 Heritage all back together after removing the swing arm to dig out the broken shock bolt. Now I'm just waiting on another new tire. The one that came in on Friday was a blackwall instead of a WWW and since the shop is closed on Mondays I'll have to wait 'til Tuesday to get it mounted on the rim. Then I should be back on the road if all goes well.
I have a broken bolt to fish out coming up next week, and it will be a bitch. Rear top head stabilizer. Frame in the way of a straight drill shot. May have to resort to welding a nut. . 1/4" or so deep.
A thread chaser will clean up the threads without cutting the material while a tap will remove material. That is the way they work and in most instances a thread chaser is much better at repairing damaged threads than a tap or die. I'm sure there will be more chatter on this topic but after more years in the automotive service than ( on some days ) I'd care to remember Thread chasers have served me and others very well doing the purpose for which they were designed ... Run a chaser through a threaded hole and you'll have ( for the most part ) dirt and debris ... Run a tap through an already threaded hole and you're likely to have metallic debris ... Next please ( I don't mean to sound like a smart a$$ ... just experienced )
A thread chaser will clean up the threads without cutting the material while a tap will remove material. That is the way they work and in most instances a thread chaser is much better at repairing damaged threads than a tap or die. I'm sure there will be more chatter on this topic but after more years in the automotive service than ( on some days ) I'd care to remember Thread chasers have served me and others very well doing the purpose for which they were designed ... Run a chaser through a threaded hole and you'll have ( for the most part ) dirt and debris ... Run a tap through an already threaded hole and you're likely to have metallic debris ... Next please ( I don't mean to sound like a smart a$$ ... just experienced )
I'll hit that horse a time or two, ( https://www.hotrodders.com/forum/thr...ap-163154.html ) I have done this a lot of times when I did not have a tap or thread chaser..... Use a dremal tool with thin cutting disc. I built a bunch of small block chevy engines back in the old days.....
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Broken bolt.
