| To: | "Fraser,Ron" <Ron_Fraser@xn.xerox.com>, tigers@Autox.Team.Net |
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| Subject: | RE: Crossmember Bolt Tech Tip |
| From: | Frank Marrone <marrone@wco.com> |
| Date: | Wed, 11 Feb 1998 20:53:47 -0800 |
Is it a bad idea to run an SAE tap down the UNF threads for the crossmember
bolts?
At 12:38 PM 2/11/98 PST, Fraser,Ron wrote:
> Rootes Group used Unified thread size, UNF & UNC. Most of the bolts
> on the Sunbeam are UNF. This thread type was implemented during WWII
> so USA equipment could be easily serviced in Engand. The angle of
> the thread is slightly different from SAE thread used in the USA so an
> SAE tap or die will cut material on a UNF bolt or thread.
Frank Marrone MK I Tiger B9471116
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