Hi all,

Just on the offchance has anyone near Newc has an M18x1.5 tap that I can borrow just to clean out my top 'bones after powder coating??

Geoff

You could try grinding a taper and some slots into a HT bolt - will work just as well

Cheers
Fred WB

As per Fred's reply,
Hacksaw a couple of slots onto the end of a bolt, should be enough just to clean paint out....

Now you've got to try and find an M18 bolt

Oh right, thats an idea!

I tried running a blade down as far as I could (yeah, I know) but the powder seems to have stuck quite well!

IF I can find a bolt I will give it a bash - if not looks like its £20 down at Cromwells on the way home!

Cheers!

Geoff

drop down you local engineering college. I'm sure they'll be happy to oblige.

I'll get one in the post tomorrow Geoff, just cover postage. The bolt idea is fine but you'll need to get started, and p/coat is pretty tough. No hurry to get it back to me. U2U me an address.

I;ve got one too. Beat me to it tho

Woah cheers fellas!

I should have waited - Ive just bought one on the way home!

Thanks anyway Kissy and Ben!

Erm.....does anyone want to borrow my M18 tap?!!

Geoff

Jambojeef

As it happens! I am just starting on my front wishbones. . . .

Caber

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Buy yourself a spark plug chasing tool, M14 one end M18 the other and just grind the nut in the middle down a bit. It worked for me, you can get them at most car parts shops or machine mart

I tried the sparkplug chaser idea but it didn't work quite well enough for the balljoint thread - does anyone have a M18 x 1.5 mm tap that they could sell/loan me please?? I've tried everywhere local to me and the workshops where i work but to no avail.

Cheers
Dan

take your pick

http://search.ebay.co.uk/m18-tap_W0QQfromZR40

hmmm like buses....

cheers for that!