G'day All,

I have a 1990 300e 24 valve model Benz.

Just had the vale guide seals replaced and the
mechanic hit a snag.

He tells me that the thread on a pulley in the timing gear
is stripped.

It is a left hand thread.

To repair this he has to get a M10 X 1.5 Recoil kit, which has
an over size tap to put in the recoil, which then has the same
diameter as the stripped thread.

A different company provides the tap to the recoil company
and is messing them around.

I can buy a tap elsewhere but I don't know what size the tap
needs to be for the recoil to fit in ???

Any ideas ????

Neil

Australia