Hi,
A while back I tried to chase a valve cover bolt thread (that enters the head) with a tap. The problem I was trying to fix was a bad thread that was snapping off valve cover bolts. I went too far with the tap and it snapped off. Now I have shards of hardened steel left over from the tap in the threaded hole and a valve cover that isn't torqued evenly. Because of the uneven torque sequence on the valve cover - it's leaking oil. Does anyone think I can rectify this and what would you use? Thanks for any help
A while back I tried to chase a valve cover bolt thread (that enters the head) with a tap. The problem I was trying to fix was a bad thread that was snapping off valve cover bolts. I went too far with the tap and it snapped off. Now I have shards of hardened steel left over from the tap in the threaded hole and a valve cover that isn't torqued evenly. Because of the uneven torque sequence on the valve cover - it's leaking oil. Does anyone think I can rectify this and what would you use? Thanks for any help