texasSlick
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Looks like someone took a hammer to it, .... .but why?
I can see why that would have made it difficult to start the bolt. I wonder what caused it? It actually looks like two hammer blows. How did you clean it up?"Dingahs" as called in Boston machine shops. View attachment 83892View attachment 83891View attachment 83893
That's the riddle. A machinist in a bigassed hurry, getting it set up in a fixture is my first guess. But, the dead blow plastic hammer is generally the go-to. We may not ever know.Looks like someone took a hammer to it, .... .but why?
I used the bolt to "reform" the damaged first thread. Half a dozen greased bolt trips in-out, cleaning and inspecting. Q-tips, flashlight, paper towels, acetone, razor blade, flat mill bastardI can see why that would have made it difficult to start the bolt. I wonder what caused it? It actually looks like two hammer blows. How did you clean it up?
I hope you got treated to one or two of your favourite IPA's
Nice project for Timewarp!If these are made in the correct sizes it would have been the ideal tool in this kind of situation. Expanding "Back-Out" taps...
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Thanks again to Concours for fixing the thread, nice tight seal on the rocker oil feed now. No IPA's, but a great Bagel sandwich from Best Bagels in Georgetown Ma.
For some reason the post with the link to the "corrected" shop manual is no longer on my feed. I that could be re=posted, it was an email address, I would appreciate it.
Our https://nneno.org/ group ALWAYS eats well!
As a side benefit, we got to scheme about riding the Rangely, ME area this summer.
Standing down for now..... winter finally came.
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It looks like time to get the skiis polished up.
Also on the thread topic of tap size, I miss having a pint of whatever is on tap, while out and about on the Commando, and this is only January.