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"Scott" <acepilot@bloomer.net> wrote in message
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> Doe anybody know what the thread pitch for the oil screen is on a
> Continental A-65? I've slightly boogered threads on the engine threads
> and I want to run a set of dies through (I bought a tool with the dies
> from McMaster Carr). It looks like 16 TPI is the closest. Does that sound
> reasonable or does someone know for sure? I checked all the ones that
> came with the tool by putting them over the threads on the oil screen and
> let them drop in between the threads. Is that an acceptable way to test
> for the right pitch or do I need to drop them into the (female) threads in
> the rear accesory case, which would be damn near impossible to see if they
> line up perfectly)? Any other ideas (trying to avoid pulling the engine
> or rear case off)???
>
> Scott
> Corben Junior Ace with A-65
What kind of tool did you get with your dies. What you need is a simple
"thread pitch gage" to be sure. Inexpensive ones can be purchased from most
any place that sells measuring tools to machine shops.
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Re: A-65 Oil screen thread pitch?
