Headder Bolts VN V6

[VN Lukey]

hye guys.. is it hard to double thread your exhaust headder bold ( going onto the block ) does it require alot of force to double thread it? and would the thread on the bolt double thread first before the thread inside the block double threads!

thanks guys.. i need some quick answeres...thanks

i really really worried

[VN Lukey]

Bump!

sorry guys.. i know its sorta a stupid question but it would help if i had peoples opinions.. thanx

[azzfox]

Double thread? Cross thread maybe? Stripped thread? You would have to be a twit to cross thread them lol

[needwork2-4fillhabbit]

If you've cross threaded it once you remove it just run a tap through it and see if it can bring it back to life, if not just drill it out and go bigger bolts.

[i'm timmy]

the bolt itself should go first seeing bolts are generaly soft but being on a head i would get a tap set and re-tap them ones you have done! this should not be to hard. or as said before drill them out and go bigger

[azkwazere]

If you going to re-tap your heads.... take them off first!

This applies to re-drilling the holes too.... dont take any shortcuts.

The easiest way to determine if you have done any damage would be to run a tap into the thread and try and guage the resistance you feel winding it in.. it should go in fairly easily.

aZk.

[centy]

when you get the tap ask for intermediate or bottoming tap.
both would be best to get the thread clean all the way in.
to go over size then spend the money and helicoil it back to original.

[VN Lukey]

thanks guys.. your a big help.. i fixed it today.. the left extractor off my VN V6 S1 was giving me trouble.. it turns out that the screw was being held down buy the steel coolant pipe and not going in properly and to top it off the gasket was slightly in the way stopping me from screwing it in.... :P .......LOL
but i bet im not the first person to have that problem :P

i was Shittn myself thinkin i had stripped the thread cause it was just screwing and screwing and screwing and not going anywhere..LOL

thanks again guys... :P