[Tigers] Crossmember Installation Headache: Advice Needed Please!

[Smit, Theo]

Those bolts are not easily found because of their length and the grip length
(the amount of the bolt that is threaded). Also, they're British fine thread
which is almost but not quite the same as SAE: the threads are angled at 55
degrees and the roots and tips of the threads are rounded rather than sharp.
So your (SAE) die will change the thread shape somewhat - the less that you
thread on those bolts with the die, the better.

Good luck,
Theo
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From: Would U. Believe [mcdangerous at verizon.net]
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 7:05 PM
To: Smit, Theo
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Crossmember Installation Headache: Advice Needed
Please!

Well, as it turns out, in a short time after work, with fresh eyes and a
fresh mind, I was able to get the third bolt in and the fourth hole is lined
up.  Unfortunately, I flattened the beginning threads of the fourth bolt
yesterday and will have to use a die to freshen them (or find another bolt.




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