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Thread chaser for oil screen housing?
Looks like my threads are hosed up where the oil screen screws in on the
back case of my (Continental) A-65. Heard it mentioned on a Swift bulletin board that there is such a thing as a thread chaser to (I assume) re-work the threads a bit and/or to clean them out to prevent damage to the brass threads on the screen. Where would a guy find one of these beasties? It's pretty big, ya know...something like an inch and a half or maybe even bigger... I grounded until I can get that fixed!! I don't relish the thought of removing the engine and then taking off the back case for re-work or replacement (they are probably scarce as hen's teeth)... Scott Corben Junior Ace |
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Thread chaser for oil screen housing?
"Scott" wrote in message .. . : Looks like my threads are hosed up where the oil screen screws in on the : back case of my (Continental) A-65. Heard it mentioned on a Swift : bulletin board that there is such a thing as a thread chaser to (I : assume) re-work the threads a bit and/or to clean them out to prevent : damage to the brass threads on the screen. Where would a guy find one : of these beasties? It's pretty big, ya know...something like an inch : and a half or maybe even bigger... : : I grounded until I can get that fixed!! I don't relish the thought of : removing the engine and then taking off the back case for re-work or : replacement (they are probably scarce as hen's teeth)... : : Scott : Corben Junior Ace Search for thread files he http://www.mcmaster.com/ |
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Thread chaser for oil screen housing?
Not sure I know what you are looking for. Do you need a tap or a threading
die? What is the thread OD and pitch? Left or right hand? I have some old tooling from the Continental factory, But I am not familiar enough with the engines to know what I have. "Scott" wrote in message .. . Looks like my threads are hosed up where the oil screen screws in on the back case of my (Continental) A-65. Heard it mentioned on a Swift bulletin board that there is such a thing as a thread chaser to (I assume) re-work the threads a bit and/or to clean them out to prevent damage to the brass threads on the screen. Where would a guy find one of these beasties? It's pretty big, ya know...something like an inch and a half or maybe even bigger... I grounded until I can get that fixed!! I don't relish the thought of removing the engine and then taking off the back case for re-work or replacement (they are probably scarce as hen's teeth)... Scott Corben Junior Ace |
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Thread chaser for oil screen housing?
El Reno aviation sells the F&M oil filter stc has a chaser.
Maybe they would rent it to you. Kent Felkins Tulsa ott" wrote in message .. . Looks like my threads are hosed up where the oil screen screws in on the back case of my (Continental) A-65. Heard it mentioned on a Swift bulletin board that there is such a thing as a thread chaser to (I assume) re-work the threads a bit and/or to clean them out to prevent damage to the brass threads on the screen. Where would a guy find one of these beasties? It's pretty big, ya know...something like an inch and a half or maybe even bigger... I grounded until I can get that fixed!! I don't relish the thought of removing the engine and then taking off the back case for re-work or replacement (they are probably scarce as hen's teeth)... Scott Corben Junior Ace |
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Thread chaser for oil screen housing?
That was the ticket! Have the tool and a set of dies on order. Thank
you!!! Scott Hopefully UNgrounded Corben Junior Ace ..Blueskies. wrote: "Scott" wrote in message .. . : Looks like my threads are hosed up where the oil screen screws in on the : back case of my (Continental) A-65. Heard it mentioned on a Swift : bulletin board that there is such a thing as a thread chaser to (I : assume) re-work the threads a bit and/or to clean them out to prevent : damage to the brass threads on the screen. Where would a guy find one : of these beasties? It's pretty big, ya know...something like an inch : and a half or maybe even bigger... : : I grounded until I can get that fixed!! I don't relish the thought of : removing the engine and then taking off the back case for re-work or : replacement (they are probably scarce as hen's teeth)... : : Scott : Corben Junior Ace Search for thread files he http://www.mcmaster.com/ |
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Thread chaser for oil screen housing?
You can also seal off the strainer one last time (with screen cut off)
and then install a spin on oil filter. Added weight is only problem. Larry Fly wrote: El Reno aviation sells the F&M oil filter stc has a chaser. Maybe they would rent it to you. Kent Felkins Tulsa ott" wrote in message .. . Looks like my threads are hosed up where the oil screen screws in on the back case of my (Continental) A-65. Heard it mentioned on a Swift bulletin board that there is such a thing as a thread chaser to (I assume) re-work the threads a bit and/or to clean them out to prevent damage to the brass threads on the screen. Where would a guy find one of these beasties? It's pretty big, ya know...something like an inch and a half or maybe even bigger... I grounded until I can get that fixed!! I don't relish the thought of removing the engine and then taking off the back case for re-work or replacement (they are probably scarce as hen's teeth)... Scott Corben Junior Ace |
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Thread chaser for oil screen housing?
Thought about that (Airwolf filter system), but I'd still have the same
problem...screwing in the adapter without messing up its threads. I did buy an internal thread repair tool from McMaster-Carr as suggested by someone here on the list. The problem now is that the tool is way too long to fit between the housing and the firewall and I REALLY don't want to pull the engine off, so I'm going to make a smaller version and put the dies on it and give that a try...It's a fairly simple tool, so it should be easy to make a mini version... Scott Larry wrote: You can also seal off the strainer one last time (with screen cut off) and then install a spin on oil filter. Added weight is only problem. Larry Fly wrote: El Reno aviation sells the F&M oil filter stc has a chaser. Maybe they would rent it to you. Kent Felkins Tulsa ott" wrote in message ... Looks like my threads are hosed up where the oil screen screws in on the back case of my (Continental) A-65. Heard it mentioned on a Swift bulletin board that there is such a thing as a thread chaser to (I assume) re-work the threads a bit and/or to clean them out to prevent damage to the brass threads on the screen. Where would a guy find one of these beasties? It's pretty big, ya know...something like an inch and a half or maybe even bigger... I grounded until I can get that fixed!! I don't relish the thought of removing the engine and then taking off the back case for re-work or replacement (they are probably scarce as hen's teeth)... Scott Corben Junior Ace |
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