Everyone always says taps/dies are great to have around so I just bought a
few. So how do you use these things effectively? I think I got a 1/4-28, and
it seems like they cut too much thread off. As a test I ran the tap through a
new nut, and ran a new bolt through the die. When fitted they had an
extremely loose fit. Is the trick to only run the cutting edges part way
through?
Thanks,
Casey
David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com> wrote:
> 5/16-24, I think. Might be 5/16-18, if they're not fine threaded. It's
> really worth having a decent set of dies (and taps, but I use dies much
more
> often on the the rover) to work on the Land-Rover. The fairly complete set
of
> SAE taps and dies, including a tap holder, die wrench and thread pitch
> do-hickey was about $50 bucks from Sears. I run just about every bolt
> through a die before I put it back on, makes reassembly and the next
> diassembly much easier.
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