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Car Forum / Jeep / March 2007Re-tapping a threaded hole
I am thinking of drilling out and re-tapping a threaded hole in the front of my YJ frame. The original thread is 1/2 inch. Will it work if I drill it out with a 1/2 inch bit and then tap to 5/8 coarse thread? Another option I'm considering is to drill out the threaded holes at the top and bottom of the frame to 1/2 inch, inserting a crush sleave and a long 1/2 bolt all the way through. Thanks in advance. Someone with Oxy-Acetylene could blow it out, many times not even needing a thread chaser. I have had success using a half inch drill and a dull bit that would heat and bind enough to screw the stud through. maybe use a little penetrating fluid first. Remember that's just a nut looking thing in an O too thin frame. It's just a nut, knock it though, and hook a wire to a bolt and fish it through some existing hole it the frame. And there a nut that can be placed it the frame and tightened down to replace the stock POS. I can't think of it's name. God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0 mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > I am thinking of drilling out and re-tapping a threaded hole in the > front of my YJ frame. The original thread is 1/2 inch. Will it work [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Thanks in advance.  SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com > Someone with Oxy-Acetylene could blow it out, many times not even > needing a thread chaser. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > And there a nut that can be placed it the frame and tightened down > to replace the stock POS. I can't think of it's name. nutsert or #$%!!* depeding on if your the parts shop or the mechanic. > "nrs" wrote... >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Thanks in advance. If this is the threaded hole for the bumper that I am thinking about, the one that you are supposed to mount tow hooks on, then maybe, just maybe you can access the inside after you get the bumper off. It doesn't have anything like a real nut, just some threads chased into the frame rail. I really, really doubt that it would hold a 5/8 coarse thread. Earle > > Someone with Oxy-Acetylene could blow it out, many times not even > > needing a thread chaser. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >> > >> Thanks in advance. Thanks you Sir. http://www.kawanlama.com/images/products/av0000052.jpg God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0 mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > nutsert or #$%!!* depeding on if your the parts shop or the mechanic. SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com On Mar 16, 9:50 pm, "L.W. \(Bill\) Hughes III" <billhug...@cox.net> wrote: > Thanks you Sir.http://www.kawanlama.com/images/products/av0000052.jpg > God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > -- > Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com Thanks for the ideas. Sounds like those nutserts are not too strong then. There is no bolt stuck in the hole, it is just that the threads are damaged by rust and by the previous owner who put on a bumper using metric bolts. I'm doing this to install a tow point so I'll drill through and insert a 6" bolt from bottom to top in the bumper attachement holes. I'll use the stock hole farther back on the frame and for extra strength drill through the frame where the round crossmember is and put in another bolt with a nut inside the round crossmember. That should be strong enough. > On Mar 16, 9:50 pm, "L.W. \(Bill\) Hughes III" <billhug...@cox.net> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > crossmember is and put in another bolt with a nut inside the round > crossmember. That should be strong enough. The long bolt through the frame isn't a good idea unless it has a crush sleeve inside the frame. It won't stay stable or tight. It is easy enough to put one in. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) > > On Mar 16, 9:50 pm, "L.W. \(Bill\) Hughes III" <billhug...@cox.net> > > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > - Show quoted text - Thanks Mike. Actually, I was planning on using a crush sleeve thanks to your post regarding feedback on a bumper design in another thread. Already bought the pipe! |
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