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51ftlbs according to the bentley manual

Paul

So i picked up the cut down tap, the guy said it was a bit of a pain to cut but he managed. He used some circular disc cutter with water cooling. I retapped the hole fitted the new seal then torqued down the injector .It was still chuffing a little with the injector at 50 ftlb but nipped it a touch ...

Glad to hear you got it sorted.

Odd that theyre smaller than the ones used on bugs.

If theyre the same as in the beetle then theyre M8 1.25 pitch. You should be able to get them from a hardware store or maybe even halfords or Eurocarparts.

Google "m8 1.25"

Paul

He has allsorts of stuff down there, they do fabrication and general engineering projects too.I didnt ask too many questions but he did say i would have probably ruined it if I'd took a grinder to it as it would get too hot. Will ask what he did when i collect it tomorrow.

So I've taken the tap down to our local blacksmith (so lucky we have one still) he's going to take the tapered end off the tap for me. I didnt fancy trying to do it myself as it would take forever and get hot. Will be done by tomorrow for the pricely sum of £12 My new inserts arrive tomorrow too so ...

Ok any ideas where i would get one?

And what size it should be, the one i got came in the kit so its marked m24 kit, but i assume the tap size is bigger as the m24 refers to the inserts thread?

Im a bit new to this

Paul

This is more difficult than i hoped. The tap is tapered so its really difficult to tap the bottom threads. Then if you install the helicoil but install too deep the coil doesnt slot into the thread and then you cant get the injector in. I have used 5 helicoils trying to get it at the right depth but...

Looked it up, so you mean for sizing the hole before using the tap and helicoil

Thanks for the suggestion, i think id prefer to try it than to drill it as it more likely to end up with a hole that centres properly. Will see if i can get one

Yes, i have a good few drills. Was thinking of trying to clamp a bracket and use a threaded bar to drive it

Ive never used a reamer before will google it.

Will it repair the threads?

Paul

Theres literally one thread left. It isnt going to take 50ft lb

Thanks

Paul

So ive ordered an M24 2.0 helicoil kit and a 24.5mm drill bit. Will try to do it in situ if possible.

I might as well try i suppose

Paul

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