Need help with dampner bolt

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Apr 18, 2005 | 08:55 PM

littlekings

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Need help with dampner bolt

I am a fool and messed up the 1st 2 or 3 threads on my crank (balancer bolt) I don't think it is major but I wanted to ask for help before trying a thread chaser. Any suggestions?

Apr 18, 2005 | 08:58 PM

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you mean you stripped the beginning of the crank snout?

Apr 18, 2005 | 09:06 PM

littlekings

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yes.

Apr 18, 2005 | 11:44 PM

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If it's just the first couple of threads you might be able to clean it up carefully with a tap. Just try not to do whatever you were doing to strip them again.