Jonathan Webb
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Hello and help please.
I'm trying to get a newly machined 316 stud 3/4" BSW into a cast iron threaded hole which has got a bit rusty. I've cleaned it out as as best I can,is repeatedly. Access is not good as it's under 2cm of fibreglass. The original stud goes in ok-ish. The new stud threads look good inasmuch as a nut freely runs along it. The other same sized stud that goes into the other hole gets stuck at the same place but goes into it's own hole ok.
I suspect that the rust in the hole is the problem.
I have seen articles about making a makeshift thread cleaning tap by cutting grooves into a similarly threaded bolt.
My main question is: does that work?
I haven't really got time to order a proper tap as this is holding up work that needs to be done by the end of the weekend.
Any other tips or tricks - anything to dissolve loose surface rust?
I can't get even a small wire brush in there, just a toothbrush & rags on a screwdriver, which I've been using.
Many thanks.
I'm trying to get a newly machined 316 stud 3/4" BSW into a cast iron threaded hole which has got a bit rusty. I've cleaned it out as as best I can,is repeatedly. Access is not good as it's under 2cm of fibreglass. The original stud goes in ok-ish. The new stud threads look good inasmuch as a nut freely runs along it. The other same sized stud that goes into the other hole gets stuck at the same place but goes into it's own hole ok.
I suspect that the rust in the hole is the problem.
I have seen articles about making a makeshift thread cleaning tap by cutting grooves into a similarly threaded bolt.
My main question is: does that work?
I haven't really got time to order a proper tap as this is holding up work that needs to be done by the end of the weekend.
Any other tips or tricks - anything to dissolve loose surface rust?
I can't get even a small wire brush in there, just a toothbrush & rags on a screwdriver, which I've been using.
Many thanks.