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On 29 May 2001, at 21:05, JaransonT3@aol.com wrote: > Well, I was able to locally source one of the self-tapping repair head > studs for my 66 Square. It is not nearly as bad as I expected. The > thread is just slightly bigger in diameter and a bit longer. There is > a small flat machined in the thread near the end that I presume is a > place for the excess material to go as it cuts the new thread. You don't need to worry about hurting the case, you'll be putting in case savers anyway. The concern is for the heads which can get beat up where the cylinders seat on them if they are run loose. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org