tool consideration

toolmanmike said

Let me interject a moment. It is best to use a rethreader to clean threads and not a tap. Most of the broken taps that come to my truck are from rethreading. Most of those taps are broken with a sad story attached about getting the broken piece out. Thanks, tmm

http://www.mactools.com/shoponline/product/tabid/120/p-320457-48-pc-rethreading-kit.aspx

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No offense Mike, but some of those don't reach deep enough for some of the thread holes we need to retap.

If you know what you are doing with a tap and have a good quality one (not Craftsman - sorry Rani), they will work fine. I've been doing this for over 30 years and haven't broken very many (if any) since I switched to Hanson/Irwin taps & dies.