Re: Wheel stud question


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Posted by David Sherman on Friday, May 09, 2008 at 15:37:09 :

In Reply to: Re: Wheel stud question posted by Tom Petroff (IL) on Friday, May 09, 2008 at 15:00:07 :

MSC (mscdirect.com) has right and left-handed regular and rethreading dies. A large die stock like you need for round dies probably wouldn't clear the adjacent studs, so unless you want to take the studs out, you'll need hex dies that you can turn with a socket wrench. It looks like the cheapest right-handed rethreading die is $11, and the cheapest lefty are $35. If the threads aren't too bad, you might try one of those thread-chasers that's made out of a square bar that you use sort of like a file. You line it up with the good part of the threads, get it moving and then cut into the bunged-up section. The neat thing about them is they don't care what diameter the bolt is or whether it's a lefty or a righty. The bad thing is if you're not careful, you can quickly make it even worse.



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