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A1337STI · 2011-09-22, 11:01 AM

Tom stopped by with the Tap and he carefully re-tapped the damaged section of threads (only seemed to be about 2 turns of bad threads)

Tap went in completely straight , small amount of metal dropped out for the bad section. I need to get a good thread cleaning Set (as i'm sure continued part swapping won't be great on the threads)
i think i should have gone that route first... but i didn't ..

I'm not sure if i should torque it down to the spec or a bit under now ... ?!?
Currently the bolt is only set at 100 ft pounds, the specs say 184 ft/lbs I'm going to put the spindle (and tire) back on tonight and drive it over to Tom Scalzis for an exhaust fit (oops) and maybe we will swap knock sensors (or just check if its tight)

Also when my off season starts (October) I'm thinking I should use a helicoil to repair the threads back to OEM specs..

thanks for the help btw. car it at least able to be put back together.

2011-09-22, 11:01 AM	#14
A1337STI EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,840 Car: Impreza and an Impreza Class: AS / CRS PerfStock "pedal on the right"	Tom stopped by with the Tap and he carefully re-tapped the damaged section of threads (only seemed to be about 2 turns of bad threads) Tap went in completely straight , small amount of metal dropped out for the bad section. I need to get a good thread cleaning Set (as i'm sure continued part swapping won't be great on the threads) i think i should have gone that route first... but i didn't .. I'm not sure if i should torque it down to the spec or a bit under now ... ?!? Currently the bolt is only set at 100 ft pounds, the specs say 184 ft/lbs I'm going to put the spindle (and tire) back on tonight and drive it over to Tom Scalzis for an exhaust fit (oops) and maybe we will swap knock sensors (or just check if its tight) Also when my off season starts (October) I'm thinking I should use a helicoil to repair the threads back to OEM specs.. thanks for the help btw. car it at least able to be put back together. __________________ Fighting uphill battles, one bullet at a time!