[Healeys] Torque Wrench and Head Studs

[Michael MacLean]

David,
     A thread chaser does not remove any metal.  Maybe you are thinking that I was talking about using a regular tap to chase the threads, which I would not do.
Mike



On Wednesday, January 14, 2015 10:28 AM, David Porter <frogeye at porterscustom.com> wrote:
 

>
>
>I certainly would not recommend chasing the threads. Instead clean with kerosene or soap and water. Use a bottle brush or similar. You really don't want to remove ANY metal... use a small amount of anti-seize when re-installing studs
>dp
>
>On 1/14/2015 11:12 AM, rrengineer.mike wrote:
>
>Can anyone recommend a decent torque Wrench at a somewhat reasonable b price?  In that vein, what is the coarse thread size for the head Studs on the four cylinder model so I can buy a thread chaser tap.
>Mike MacLean
>56 BN2
>60 AN5
>
>
>
>
>Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
>_______________________________________________ 
>
>-- 
>Dave Porter
      Porter Custom Bicycles
      2909 Arno St. NE
      Albuquerque, NM 87107
      505-352-1378
      Go HERE: my world www.porterbikes.com/
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://autox.team.net/pipermail/healeys/attachments/20150114/63c750b7/attachment.html>