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Old 04-30-2008, 04:17 PM
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I'm calling all over the place to find something to clean out my head bolt holes. Only one I can find has to be made and they wanted like $160 for it. Do people really pay this for a tap or use something else to clean the bolt holes.
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ARP makes one for the LSxs. Around $54.
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take one of the stock bolts and grind a strip on it.. (up and down on the threads) it will clean out any junk in there.. also get long q-tips like medical ones.. that works well too
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Originally Posted by McCs WS6
take one of the stock bolts and grind a strip on it.. (up and down on the threads) it will clean out any junk in there.. also get long q-tips like medical ones.. that works well too
That's what I accually had in mind.

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canned air with a longer straw taped to it. Looked like bogies when it came out.
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I did the Grind stock head bolt and works grate, Because GM uses a loctite stuff on the bolts and need to be cleaned out of the threads, I put a peace of 1/4" vac. hose on the end of my shop vac. and sucked out the water and debree from the theads.
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Originally Posted by McCs WS6
take one of the stock bolts and grind a strip on it.. (up and down on the threads) it will clean out any junk in there.. also get long q-tips like medical ones.. that works well too
Originally Posted by mypoorLS1
That's what I accually had in mind.

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this is what we did but diped the threads in grease and then sprayed parts cleaner in the hole and blew it out w an air hose
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a wire brush for a .45cal will work and they are cheap at walmart. really helps clean everything out.
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Originally Posted by McCs WS6
take one of the stock bolts and grind a strip on it.. (up and down on the threads) it will clean out any junk in there
Works perfectly. Also do that straw with a vacuum thing to suck out all the coolant.
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Originally Posted by fast377
Works perfectly. Also do that straw with a vacuum thing to suck out all the coolant.
WetVac + Straw = The good life.




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