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Oct 19, 2011 | 08:43 PM

firstgenguy

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thread cleaner

anyone have one for sale? need to clean out head bolt holes

Oct 19, 2011 | 09:11 PM

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If you mean thread chaser, you can make you own using one of your discard TTY bolts. You just grind two flats on the threads.

Oct 19, 2011 | 09:29 PM

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If you mean thread chaser, you can make you own using one of your discard TTY bolts. You just grind two flats on the threads.

This ^^
Works really well actually...

Oct 19, 2011 | 10:32 PM

firstgenguy

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i ended up making one. I thought I saved my old head bolts but must been thrown away when I moved. I found a short one and welded an exstension onto it.

Oct 19, 2011 | 10:44 PM

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While the grinding the old bolt heads does work, I would say the ARP chaser works better. It's a nice piece, just pricey.

Oct 20, 2011 | 09:59 AM

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Actually you should buy the proper thread resizer mentioned above. Now all your holes are sized to the bolt you used. A used stretched bolt no less.

Oct 20, 2011 | 10:56 AM

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My used stretched bolt had no problem threading into the hole with finger pressure only. Based on that, I'm pretty confident that I didn't damage my block threads with the used stretched bolt. It's perfectly adequate for the job of cleaning snot out of threads.

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Oct 20, 2011 | 03:07 PM

BimmerLSX

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Used a old bolt and cut a 3/16 deep v the length of the threads in mine and seems to catch all the debris in it well.

Oct 21, 2011 | 09:41 AM

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Really reasonably priced chasers @ Summit.....
Powerhouse has them, too.

They don't sell the size you need for LS head bolts. The only option for that is the expensive ARP piece.

Oct 22, 2011 | 09:05 AM

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Been using an old head bolt with 2 grooves cut into it for many years now. It works perfect.

Oct 22, 2011 | 09:50 AM

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Damian

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One trick I use that works REALLY well....Buy a can of Brake parts cleaner (non-chlorinated), and spray some down each hole. Let it sit for about 10 minutes, then blow them all out. Then clean your threads. The brake parts cleaner will break up all the old gunk on the threads, and make it much easier for the chaser bolt to get it out.

It's a little messy, but essential on older engines IMO where old factory loctite is caked up in the holes.