DISASSEMBLY & CLEANING
CHASING DOWN NEW THREADS

CHASING DOWN NEW THREADS

CHASING DOWN NEW THREADS If you don't have a thread chaser for the right bolt hole size, it's pretty easy to make one. You can modify a bolt of the correct size and thread pitch. Cut the head off & cut a groove in the threads, length wise. Now put it in a drill motor...

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NOT JUST FOR SOCIAL MEDIA

NOT JUST FOR SOCIAL MEDIA

NOT JUST FOR SOCIAL MEDIA I have been taking photos of projects as customers drop them off. A picture from all sides will show any sensors, brackets etc. that the customer didn’t remove. A couple times a year a customer will tell me I forgot to give them back a sensor...

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NOT JUST FOR SOCIAL MEDIA

MORE ON PIPE PLUGS

MORE ON PIPE PLUGS I see a lot of pipe plugs today that don’t get removed or are all butchered up from guys struggling to get them out. I use a torch to heat up the tapered pipe plugs in the block until they glow red. Then I let it cool for a minute or so before I hit...

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MARKED FOR REPEATABILITY

MARKED FOR REPEATABILITY

MARKED FOR REPEATABILITY I always mark the flywheel when I’m done balancing so the customer will install it in the exact same spot as where I balanced it. I always shift it full right on the slop in the mounting bolts, op­posite crankshaft rotation. Testing with a...

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RTV REMOVAL TOOL

RTV REMOVAL TOOL

RTV REMOVAL TOOL If you have ever had to clean RTV off of a gasketless oil pan, timing cover or other parts, you know how hard and time consuming this task can be. We have found that running a round ball end Allen wrench, where the ball fits the groove in those parts,...

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ANOTHER PLUG FOR PLUG REMOVAL

ANOTHER PLUG FOR PLUG REMOVAL

ANOTHER PLUG FOR PLUG REMOVAL I’ve found that those stubborn press in galley plugs can usually be removed fairly easily with this process. First, and most importantly, you must center punch the plug as close to center as pos­sible.Then, using a Unibit, drill through...

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