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Can someone please explain to me the basics of thread repair tools?

I found thread repair files, universal thread files, studsaver and thread chaser.

Is one better then the other?

I have a few threads that are a little damaged at the start of the thread so I can't run a nut or die over it.

Here is some info on thread files.
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle- ... read-file/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Make sure you use the correct pitch. Well worth having in your tool kit.

WRXZook wrote:Here is some info on thread files.
http://www.webbikeworld.com/motorcycle- ... read-file/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Make sure you use the correct pitch. Well worth having in your tool kit.

Good link. Thanks for that.

i have a 60 degree universal thread file and i find it to be great better then the thread files that do 4 threads in one

ledgend80 wrote:i have a 60 degree universal thread file and i find it to be great better then the thread files that do 4 threads in one

How does the universal thread file work compared to the 4-sided thread file?

i find the universal thread file seems to file the thread quicker and better to some extent. this is the same universal thread file that i have.

http://www.travers.com/images/Items/500 ... 51-009.jpg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Is anyone familiar with the NES thread repair products?

http://www.nes.co.il/

I can't find many Aus shops that sell them online but in the US stores they seem popular.


They look pretty handy.

looks like a handy kit. What sort of dollars are they?

I have a 4 sided thread file. i like them because they will also do the inside of a nut if it's a big enough nut. For the smaller nuts i use regular taps

I've got a snap on thread repair kit.

Won't cut down the threads like a true tap or die but has got me out of the shit so many times!

I think all apprentices should be made to purchase one of these kits, it just saves so much time and money if you just spend 5 mins to clean a thread up then try jamming the nut on or the bolt in!

80's_delirious wrote:looks like a handy kit. What sort of dollars are they?

Bout US$170 + shipping for the internal/external kit (up to 18mm diameter) . Considering what it does and the fact I don't need to buy one-off taps/dies for threads I will only need to repair once I think is a reasonable price.
http://www.foxruntools.com/nes1015-comb ... -1015.aspx

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/tools.as ... =australia" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
You can get better for cheaper here???
Ignore the price Its about 15% cheaper from me.

Here are the priceless files as well
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/tools.as ... =australia" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Josh n Kat wrote:I've got a snap on thread repair kit.

Won't cut down the threads like a true tap or die but has got me out of the shit so many times!

I think all apprentices should be made to purchase one of these kits, it just saves so much time and money if you just spend 5 mins to clean a thread up then try jamming the nut on or the bolt in!

Its a thread repair kit it will only push the old threads back into place not re-cut them.
You should run a thread repair over it first then a tap or die after to clean them up after repairing them.

yeah that was what i was always very cautious of dave, if it was well and truely buggered i'd get a tap or die but if it had a slight burr or a stud had copped a hit with a wayward hammer then it'd do the job perfectly!

of course i learnt the lesson the hard way by trying to cut a thread with one and snapping it. (won't do that again!)