Hey there lads,
I was trying to perform a compression test but noticed that my tester loses compression fast, so I figured my litle screw in did not perform well, long story short i noticed I have a damaged thread in cilinder one. I have no idea how , because before the compression test I was fully able to screw in and out the plug but now I can't get it back in. It will only fit in halfway and then it does not go further. It seems as if a piece of thread has broken off and I need to fix that.
Can anyone tell me what the best approach for this is? The plugsize is M10 1.25 if I'm correct. Retap it with 2 taps a starter and a fulltap ? I probably have to remove the top end and start from the inside out retapping I assume. I tried putting in the plug with sole wd40 and moving it back and forth but the only thing that gave me was some more shavings that came off either way some might have fallen on top of the cilidnerhead so I figure I have to remove it all to fix it?
Any feedback would be appreciated on this.
I was trying to perform a compression test but noticed that my tester loses compression fast, so I figured my litle screw in did not perform well, long story short i noticed I have a damaged thread in cilinder one. I have no idea how , because before the compression test I was fully able to screw in and out the plug but now I can't get it back in. It will only fit in halfway and then it does not go further. It seems as if a piece of thread has broken off and I need to fix that.
Can anyone tell me what the best approach for this is? The plugsize is M10 1.25 if I'm correct. Retap it with 2 taps a starter and a fulltap ? I probably have to remove the top end and start from the inside out retapping I assume. I tried putting in the plug with sole wd40 and moving it back and forth but the only thing that gave me was some more shavings that came off either way some might have fallen on top of the cilidnerhead so I figure I have to remove it all to fix it?
Any feedback would be appreciated on this.