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> Timesert, Installation Tips
solex
post Feb 11 2007, 02:29 PM
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Hi,
I'm about to install a timesert in the head to fix a pulled out exhaust stud and was wondering if anyone had some tips on keeping the drill straight when drilling and tapping the hole? The engine is in the car and I will be on my back...

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Dan
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post Feb 11 2007, 08:54 PM
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Don't drill all the way at first. go just a little way, then see if you can get the tap to start before it has less to grab at the tip. Get a decent T-shaped tap handle so you can put some muscel behind it. I lay on a creeper in sich a way that I could wedge one hand between the t handle and my shoulder so that I could push against my wrist with my upper body while I turned the tap. Use WD-40 or some other lubricant liberally. For me the hardest part was getting the tap to bite- I kept digging a hole until I used my shoulder. The head material doesnt shave, but flakes.
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