What have you done to your vehicle lately?

[Coiled]

Maybe. I had a tap & die set before the big D some 20 yrs ago. It's likely around here somewhere but I'll have to dig for it since I haven't needed it until now.

Found out today the threads are 3/16" x 24 so a little progress.

Found it; NOW what !?

 

[V-Tach]

Looks like a Craftsman set......

 

[Coiled]

9 52381

Should I trash it or give it a go?

 

[TheDan]

NOW what !?

clean it

 

[V-Tach]

Steel wool 0000 and oil........

 

[Coiled]

clean it

Steel wool 0000 and oil........

The 1/8"? foam pad to keep bits from shifting had degraded to absolute poo since I last looked in the case.

Obviously I'm in no real hurry but I do appreciate the comments.

 

[TheDan]

The 1/8"? foam pad to keep bits from shifting had degraded to absolute poo since I last looked in the case.

Obviously I'm in no real hurry but I do appreciate the comments.

Are you sure it's 3/16-24 and not 10-24? Nearly identical, but 10-24 is more common. Either way you'll need the correct size tap drill. #26 for 3/16-24 or #25 for 10-24.

....or drill it oversize and tap for a bolt you can find locally.

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

I drove mine to Walgreens yesterday to drop off a prescription.
Going to drive there again today to pick up the prescription.

 

[craigntx]

Suspension stuff

 

[Coiled]

Are you sure it's 3/16-24 and not 10-24? Nearly identical, but 10-24 is more common. Either way you'll need the correct size tap drill. #26 for 3/16-24 or #25 for 10-24.

....or drill it oversize and tap for a bolt you can find locally.

An automotive machine shop sized it with what appeared to me to be a proper "gauge". It was @1.5" L with male/female threads and stamped 3/16-24. Not some plate like used in hardware stores.

 

[Grumps21]

I drove mine to Walgreens yesterday to drop off a prescription.
Going to drive there again today to pick up the prescription.

Easy on the miles. I want first dibs when you decide to sell it!

 

[Charlie]

I did not wreck my truck today!

 

[Grumps21]

The last good key we had for wife‘s old Camry
aside from the valet key, broke and it’s a chip key. The plastic got brittle and fell apart when I cranked on it. It’s high mileage and not worth much so we kept it and relegated as a backup car when we replaced it at the end of 2019 (Probably the sweet spot when new cars were relatively cheap with discounts etc). Got a mini road trip coming up this weekend and and want to take it to burn out the old gas. I went to a locksmith to get a new key cut with the internals from my old key put into a new shell. I took what was left of the busted up key head and fixed the second key that crapped out about 3 years ago

 

[Coiled]

4/16/22

Flooded with WD while drilling and very low speeds so minimal heat. I started the dimple with a tungsten Dremel bit. As you can see by the blue Tee at the bottom of the hole, I accidentally drilled all the way through and the easy-out only made the hole larger. Apparently the steel is galled to aluminum and it won't budge.

These are extremely low production, maybe 50 pair/yr, aftermarket highway pegs for the BMW K bike. I sent the designer / seller (he contracts machining) an email yesterday asking for help including shoulder bolt details and he has yet to reply.

Seller replied to my email last night with "That bolt has loctite on it. What side is it, passenger or driver side?"

I'm considering a one word starboard reply.

 

[southtexaspilot]

Got a wash and wax on “Sancha”. Highly recommend Fast Freddy Mobile Detail in Houston. They do cars, boats, and rv’s as well.

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[ZX9RCAM]

Nice!

 

[craigntx]

Im converting it into a z66

 

[mongoose]

Last few days I installed new injectors and transfer tubes, set valve lash and installed a new starter. The engineer who designed the top bolt for a Ram starter needs to be put out of my misery.

 

[tsugsr]

New exhaust, sounds very nice, no drone and not too loud.

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[Coyote9]

I wired up my new topper with three 12v outlets, lights and a deep cycle boat battery in box w/ charger and volt meter to run an air conditioner made from a ice chest+aquarium pump+heater core+12v fan