<VV> cylinder studs

[BobHelt at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/25/2009 1:35:33 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com writes:

Okay  guys, refresh my memory -- is it okay to clean up the threads on 
head  studs with a die??

Thanks in advance,

Jim  Houston



Hi Jim,
Well maybe......But why would you want to do that? The threads that enter  
the crankcase are a very special type of thread and I really doubt that you 
have  such a die. And they seldom would require cleaning-up other than just 
picking  out the bits of aluminum that might get imbedded. Of course if you 
are going to  use a Timesert insert, then you must rethread this end. 
 
On the other side, the threads that accept the head nuts could be  
re-threaded, but again why? if it's because of crud and/or worse, rust, then I  
doubt that re-threading will increase their integrity. Rust will actually eat  
away the threads. So it would be better to replace the studs if badly  rusted.
Regards,
Bob Helt
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