justin_o_guy2
Serious Thumper
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What happened?
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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Ive seen threads pull out like that. I dont see the part there having the corner on the back side/outside of the thread section that would lock it into the tapped out hole, BUT, If that Is a thread repair kit & it Has pulled out,, thats a problem I wouldnt want..
In fact, he has a problem I wouldnt want already.
Beauty supply stores have cuticle sticks, reasonably strong, a cottonball can be used to load it, start a few strands around & around, then go to the tip, keep them tight, build up a Q tip lookin affair. Or, cut strips of T shirt & use the sticks to poke them down, leaving an end out for retrieval, pipe cleaners work for some jobs, Like I said, find out the depth of the hole, compare to the bolt. If its 1/2" deeper than the bolt is long, youre not screwed.
It MIGHT even be threaded down there.
I dont like the file for cutting bolts into taps, I like cut off wheels & I aim the slot so as to pass between the edge Im starting the cut in & the center of the bolt, so the slot is scraping the edge of the hole. That means a turn of the bolt & pull it & THAT means being absolutely certain you find the start thread & dont start a new cut or youll wind up in worse shape than youre in now.DRop it in, turn it backwards till it drops, then finger tighten back in & start the cut. Buying a proper tap may be a good plan here, but, youll may need to find someone to braze an extension on, taps that long are hard to find & expensive.
Now, If you were to discover that there is a small car out there with head bolts that size you could get a couple & use 1 to make your tap.
Or, stop by your local Nut & Bolt supplier, not Lowes, but a place that sells nothing but threaded fasteners, they mite be able to help you. Once you know the depth of the hole, youll know what your options are,
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