[TR] Re-Tapping Threads

[pethier at comcast.net]

No, you can't do that.  You will lose all the strength in the hole.  You need to use a larger screw, or drill out the hole for a threaded insert.

I'd try harder to get the correct bolt.

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----- "Scott Suhring" <suhringtr36 at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: "Scott Suhring" <suhringtr36 at comcast.net>
> To: "Triumph Mail List" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 9:07:23 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [TR] Re-Tapping Threads
>
> Can you re-tap threads using a smaller threads per inch tape? I have a
> screw
> hole that is a size #6 with 36 thread and I can only get a #6 screw
> with 32
> thread screw. Can I tap the 36 thread hole with a 32 tap and use the
> 32
> thread screw without messing up the threads?  Hope this is clear....
> 
> Scott Suhring
> Mechanicsburg, PA
> '70 TR6
> '59 TR3
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