Easily repair a cross threaded hole without a tap!
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- čas přidán 18. 04. 2017
- How to quickly and easily repair a hole that has been cross threaded or stripped. This method works without a tap. Use this when a tap isn't handy or cannot be used due to the application - like a brake adapter or union, etc...
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Wow! This is the most useful CZcams video I've ever seen. This worked and saved my transmission and an embarrassing tow to my mechanic. The notches I made in the screw were really bad too...I never thought it would work but it did and saved three threaded holes in my aluminum trans pan. Thanks!!!
I just walked back into the house after working on my Jeep and was so mad because I crossed some threads on a back bolt putting a new valve cover on. Thought I was going to have to do some major work to fix my screw up. Came in, did a search and your video popped up. I literally ran back out to my garage and did what you said and it worked perfectly. That was amazing, thank you so much.
This guy should run for president
I don't understand how he doesn't have just millions and millions of likes and views dude is top G
You’re a lifesaver dude. Can attest this method works great, it’s genius and easy. I added some oil to the cutting screw and I got my 17mm bolt snugged up to 83 ft-lbs! To anyone watching this video in a panic - don’t worry! Go get that Harbor Freight dremel cutter and get back on track in no time 👍🏼
Pure genius,..I’ve never seen this trick but it worked for me
Just tried this out of desperation and it worked! You saved me quite a bit of ⏰, 💵, and 😡.
How does this not have more likes! Brilliant!
This worked great. Lining up the mounting holes for the new power steering pump I was installing proved too difficult for me after working on the car all day; I managed to cross threads and really tear them up. I got a bolt for $3 and used my Dremel to make the cut. Now a trick to make this even easier... The power steering pump threads can be access from the back where they were less torn up. Putting the cut bolt in through the back was extremely easy and it was perfectly lined up to cut the really messed up threads in front. If you've torn up the threads badly enough and you can't access the hole from the back you might have trouble getting the bolt to go in straight to cut the new threads.
Man, you just solved my dilemma with a cross-threaded brass hose fitting on my new kitchen faucet THANK YOU
Wow, this is brilliant
like everyone else said, best DIY TOOL video on youtube! saved me a ton of time and money. $.25 cents. thank you!
Incredible video. Had a panic attack when I crossthreaded the idle tensioner bolt on my Honda Pilot....figured it was going to cost me a couple grand for the repair at the shop. Tried this little trick and it worked. Very easy and quick. Did have to buy an electric cut off tool at harbor freight for $25. Good tool and I will be using it quite a bit in the future.
Best video ever! This saved me tons of time and money. Was literally pricing tap sets before seeing this.
Just like everyone else. This video quickly saved my hide. Thanks so much!
This technique was a life saver. The bolt hole for the belt tension was stripped out. After watching this video, I cut some grooves in a bolt; my car is back up and running.
Thank you! This technique worked perfectly on a weld nut that I couldn’t reach with a tap. No problem reaching it with ratchet extension. 👍🏻
Thanks for the providing the solution! Saved hours as well as the project.
Awesome video that’s right to the point! I also use this to clean junk out of cylinder head bolt holes. You’re making a thread chaser, not a tap. Keeps more material in the hole, stronger threads. Especially useful on bolts that had sealer on the threads.
Thank you for sharing this, it was extremely satisfying to do. I salute you.
Great video! I had a bad hole in my ABS unit on my truck....I made the cuts in one of the old line fittings. I couldn't get it to thread in, but then I made two more cuts, for a total of four, and got it to go and now my new brake line goes in straight.
awesome trick, thank you! took a few bolts for me because the phillips heads kept stripping, plus some elbow grease and patience, but it worked!
Thank you! I replaced my bicycle pedals to find that the thread had somehow crossed on the left crank. The pedal was bent at the thread, and turned laterally against the sole of my shoe as I moved the crank with my foot, and it was driving me nuts.
After finding this fix, I cut slits in the thread of my old pedal, inserted it into the crank a couple of times, replaced it with the new pedal, and this worked! Pedal straight again! Saved me £30-£40, and the cost of a specialist tool to replace the entire crank set (which'd probably only be used the once) or paying a bike shop to fix it for me! Thank you again!
And THIS is why I look @ the comments. I'm having the same problem as you...NO... I HAD the same problem. Thansk DarkHoodness!
Thanks for the great tip!! Had the same problem with a cross-threaded bolt hole on an aluminum transmission case. (4l60e trans used a Metric bolt, M8-1.25 x 40 mm length.) Your idea worked Very Good! For other people -- the new cuts in the bolt will collect metal shavings. Remember to clean the shavings out often --they act like a "brake" on your rethreading process. You can use an air-powered tool like he did …. or I used a regular 1/8 cut off wheel on a grinder ……… or maybe a Dremel? The 1/8 cut made a good place for the shavings to fall into.
Thank you for sharing. Saved the day!
You’re me hero!!! Just saved my a**. Thank you!!!!
Thanks for this. Fixed a stripped hole on the light switch
Amazing trick! Just saved me a whole lot of stress!
I would hold the nut in a vice. Make sure you use a bolt that is harder than the nut
Brilliant! Thanks for the video on this!
Thanks for the information and great video
Worked for me. Thanks!!!!
Wish this worked but the first few threads are cross threaded so this won't work. They sold me the wrong hose for my rack and pinion and it pushed against the radiator as i was trying to tighten it, which led me to this video. I really wanted this to work. Thanks anyway, good to have the knowledge
My hero! Thank you!
Worked like a charm! Thanks so much!
Zach Vlasuk after you do it do you have to use a bigger bolt or the same size bolt will fit in ? And the bolt that he cut is it rethreading the old threads ?
I’ve used this tip for spark plug hole that was stripped very helpful
Great video, thanks! Just cross threaded a bolt for the engine mount in my transmission case but stopped before I went too far. Now I know how to fix it!
What did it happen to be in because i see your name and I literally just cross threaded a bolt in my integra engine mount
@@woventoast9385 89 Civic Shuttle, doing a B18 swap! Documenting the progress on my channel if you want to take a look.
What do I do if the bolt doesn't even engage the hole? There's zero threads going in
Thank you! Saved my bacon.
Thank you!
Will this work with a thicker bolt?
Thanks from Kalamazoo!
You freaking genious
Did you make the cut strait or at any specific angle??
Now i feel more comfortable when this happens to me
Awesome to cool for school good to know!
Thanks bro
Works with steel into aluminum. Can it be done with a cross threaded hole in cast iron?
Doess this work for new holes
This is nice and dandy, but if you only have one of the bolts with the cross thread I dont get how you're suppose to do this.
Do you think I could do this to my torque converter I started screwing in a bolt slightly crooked and now can’t get the flex plate attached bc I that bolt hole. It’s about 2 cm of crooked thread. Really apretiate it. #Dodgeram
I have a cross threaded hole. I've seen other videos where a slot is cut into the center of the end of the bolt vs this method of cutting slots into the threads. Any thoughts about the two methods / which would work better to repair a cross threaded hole? I can't get a thread chaser drill bit of tap into the hole (even getting the screw in requires cutting the socket to make it extra shallow and using a wobble extension). Thanks for the video and thanks in advance for any replies.
How did you get on? I've got a cross threaded bolt with no room to spare and unsure what to do. Thanks.
@@murdogordon3091the bolt that I was trying to repair threads for was extremely hard to get to (which is how I ended up stripping the thread when putting the bolt back in...I was using a wobble extension and not at the right angle). I tried cutting a bolt perpendicular to the threads to make a DIY thread chaser but I had only partial success (I know I had only partial success but I don't know if that was due the the slotted bolt not working well enough or just difficulty getting the bolt to line up properly.) good luck with your problem threads!
Will this actually work? No offense,but man I sure as hell don't want to buy an expensive helicoil kit.
Can this be done for a wheel hub? I have a 5 bold hub on my Audi S5 and the rear passenger side has 1 bolt that was cross threaded so I’m running 4 lugs instead of the 5. The repair is around $800 for a new hub, but if I can rethread that 1 lug I’d be in business.
Did you end up giving it a go? I've got the same problem
You can pop the studs out and replace just those, and not the whole hub. It's not recommended to use damaged studs since your wheels are pretty important and usually under a bit of stress
@@yuht9076 audis run lugs not studs so hub replacement is the only commercial option
Ouch! That poor 604 (41TE)
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If you don't have a tap why would you have a vice and an electric saw? (idk what it's called)
I’m one of those people that had a vice and a dremel but no tap for a specific size😂
@@sneak916 yes me too. I have a dremmel and plan to get more cut off wheels but don’t have an air powered angle grinder. I plan to try this tomorrow as it beats paying $30 for a helicoil to fix my cross thread mistake
Talk slower bro 😎 and you sound unclear
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Yes very good video thanks helped on transmmision line cross threaded line to cooler
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