Thanks DOCRON and yes, its for the bolts that screw to the tub. Would they able to give me the correct size tap and die if I take the bolt to a hardware store?
Thanks DOCRON and yes, its for the bolts that screw to the tub. Would they able to give me the correct size tap and die if I take the bolt to a hardware store?Yup, you’re right... sorry, misread it.
There is a post somewhere in the forum about this specific issue, those inserts are commonly factory crossthreaded. 2 of mine were when i did seat swap.
Best solution is to retap insert. I want to say it is the same size but dont quote me on it, it is a common problem so much that it has its own section in the TechAuthority Service Manual. I had to retap my inserts. Do NOT force torque them! You dont want to snap off head off bolt while the bolt is in the tub insert. OR strip the bolt head!
Like i said, there is a specific tread in this forum about it somewhere. I posted screenshots of the tub insert from the manual.
Yes.... also if you go to Lowes or Home Depot hardware aisle where all the nuts and bolts drawers are, they have guides to screw in and size the bolt you are looking at. Take the bolt to confirm size and then go to tool section and they should have the taps on the end cap. Make sure you get a small bottle of cutting oil too.Thanks DOCRON and yes, its for the bolts that screw to the tub. Would they able to give me the correct size tap and die if I take the bolt to a hardware store?
The things that @Docron does for this forum. Pulls a bolt out and measures it for us!Thanks for double checking!
So i just removed one my bolts out of my tub insert...
It is M10- 1.25 thread pitch
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So sorry for this.... again its been awhile.
Thanks a lot DOCRON for going out of your way to check this out for me. I really appreciate it. Makes things a lot easier knowing all this info.Thanks for double checking!
So i just removed one my bolts out of my tub insert...
It is M10- 1.25 thread pitch
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So sorry for this.... again its been awhile.
May end up trying just that. By the way, did you try just screwing the seat with only 3 bolts? Would it hold?
Have to disagree here with DocRon.....if the threads are cross threaded it is better to start with either of the two other taps first to try to catch and clean out the old threads. But once you have it threaded as far as you can go (the thread doesn't go all the way through) switch to the bottoming tap and than finish thread to bottom. If you have used a tap before fine...if not....lube the tap and turn in a bit until starts getting a bit tighter, back out to break the piece of thread you are cutting off and than go forward some more gradually threading entire lug. Since it is a blind hole it is also a good idea to remove the tap a couple of times when threading to clean out all the metal shavings and at the end do a VERY good job of cleaning out the lug before putting the bolt back in (also lubed).Like Joe said, bottoming tap is the one to get. Thanks Joe!