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Personally I like to use a wire wheel. Just make certain to hold the bolt
in a locking pliers (AKA vise Grips.) And hold it against the wheel in such
a position that when it gets caught the wheel will throw it at the floor
not at your face. And wear eye protection.
Hal
On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 12:23 PM, WeslakeMonza1330--- via Spridgets <
spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> 5/16 UNF and if you have a thread restoring file it'll be easier to find
> the right side of the (4-sided I guess) file for the job.
>
> In a message dated 22/02/2016 08:13:48 GMT Standard Time,
> spridgets@autox.team.net writes:
>
> How about taking a mall pick and popping the bed liner out of the treads?
> Unless you used. Really shitty bedline rut should easily pop loose.
> Actually I'm surprised you couldn't have went around the bolt at the base
> and then just unscrewed the coating of bed liner.
>
> I'll see if it lists the thread size in factory parts manual
>
> Leo
>
> On Feb 21, 2016, at 11:05 PM, bmwwxman . via Spridgets <
> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Anyone know the thread on the captive bolts that hole the gas tank in
> place on a MKIII Midget? I undercoated the car with pick-up bed liner
> which filled the threads. Now I need to chase the threads bt can't tell
> what they are. I was thinking 1/4 - 28?
>
> TIA....
>
> --
> Cheers!!
> Jim Johnson
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Personally I like to use a wire wheel.=C2=A0 Just mak=
e certain to hold the bolt in a locking pliers (AKA vise Grips.) And hold i=
t against the wheel in such a position that when it gets caught the wheel w=
ill throw it at the floor not at your face.=C2=A0 And wear eye protection.<=
br><br></div>Hal<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmai=
l_quote">On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 12:23 PM, WeslakeMonza1330--- via Spridget=
s <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=
=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;=
padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
<div style=3D"FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Arial;COLOR:#000000"><font face=3D=
"Arial" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"2">
<div>5/16 UNF and if you have a thread restoring file it'll be easier t=
o find=20
the right side of the (4-sided I guess) file for the job.</div><span class=
=3D"">
<div>=C2=A0</div>
<div>
<div>In a message dated 22/02/2016 08:13:48 GMT Standard Time,=20
<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank">spridgets@aut=
ox.team.net</a> writes:</div>
<blockquote style=3D"PADDING-LEFT:5px;MARGIN-LEFT:5px;BORDER-LEFT:blue 2px =
solid"><font style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent" face=3D"Arial" color=3D=
"#000000" size=3D"2">
<div>How about taking a mall pick and popping the bed liner out of the tr=
eads?=20
=C2=A0Unless you used. Really shitty bedline rut should easily pop loose.=
=20
=C2=A0Actually I'm surprised you couldn't have went around the bo=
lt at the=20
base and then just unscrewed the coating of bed liner.=C2=A0</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>I'll see if it lists the thread size in factory parts manual</di=
v>
<div><br></div>
<div>Leo</div>
<div><br>On Feb 21, 2016, at 11:05 PM, bmwwxman . via Spridgets <<a ti=
tle=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team=
.net" target=3D"_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>>=20
wrote:<br><br></div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Anyone know the thread on the captive bolts that hole =
the gas=20
tank in place on a MKIII Midget?=C2=A0 I undercoated the car with pick-=
up=20
bed liner which filled the threads. Now I need to chase the threads bt =
can't=20
tell what they are.=C2=A0 I was thinking 1/4 - 28?=20
<div><br></div>
<div>TIA....<br clear=3D"all">
<div><br></div>-- <br>
<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Cheers!!<br>Jim Johnson<br><a title=3D"http://www.high=
plainsyouthhockey.org/" href=3D"http://www.highplainsyouthhockey.org/"; targ=
et=3D"_blank">High Plains Youth=20
Hockey</a><br><a title=3D"http://www.dodgecitytrailoffame.org/"; href=3D=
"http://www.dodgecitytrailoffame.org/"; target=3D"_blank">Dodge City Trail=
=20
of Fame </a><br><a title=3D"http://www.ejssm.org/"; href=3D"http://www.e=
jssm.org/" target=3D"_blank">Electronic Journal of Severe Storms=20
Meteorology</a><br><br><font face=3D"arial" color=3D"black" size=3D"2">=
<font face=3D"arial" color=3D"black" size=3D"2"><font face=3D"Arial" color=
=3D"#000000" size=3D"2"><font style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:transparent" face=
=3D"Arial" color=3D"#000000" size=3D"2"><font face=3D"Arial" color=3D"#0000=
00" size=3D"2">
<div><u>"<font size=3D"3"><b>Tact is the ability to tell someone t=
o go to hell=20
in such a way that they look forward to the trip."</b></font></u><=
/div>
<div><font size=3D"3"><b></b></font>=C2=A0</div>
<div><font color=3D"#008000" size=3D"3"><b>Winston=20
Churchill</b></font></div></font></font></font></font></font></div></di=
v></div></div></div></blockquote></font></blockquote></div></span></font></=
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