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Restore Damaged Threads Without A Die
Damaged bolt threads no longer mean a trip to the store, not if you have the Universal Thread Restorer in your toolbox. Two hardened steel blades on the restorer head are guided by undamaged thread to regroove damaged areas.
"It works slick and can pay for itself in time saved alone," says Fleming Lauridsen, own
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Restore Damaged Threads Without A Die FARM SHOP Tools 24-5-40 Damaged bolt threads no longer mean a trip to the store, not if you have the Universal Thread Restorer in your toolbox. Two hardened steel blades on the restorer head are guided by undamaged thread to regroove damaged areas.
"It works slick and can pay for itself in time saved alone," says Fleming Lauridsen, owner of Flema Products Ltd., Kelowna, BC."I had a customer with a special fitting on a race car that had been damaged. Without the Thread Restorer, it would have required a special die," recalls Lauridsen, who markets the tools. "We fixed it in five minutes and saved him $500."
The tool has three different head sizes for bolts ranging in size from 1/4 to 3/4 in., 1/16 to 1.5 in. and 11/4 to 5 in. Each tool has optional bits for fine or coarse threads, but otherwise works on metric, inch, right hand or left hand threads interchangeably. Lauridsen claims the tool with its three heads can replace about 1,000 dies.
Lauridsen demonstrates the Restorer's effectiveness by flattening thread on a bolt with a hammer and then applying the tool.
Two or three turns should return the bolt to proper shape and allow a nut to be screwed on by hand," says Lauridsen. "If the bolt is severely damaged or if safety is a concern, it should be replaced. You do lose some of the integrity of the thread once it has been damaged."
Clogged internal threads can be just as frustrating as damaged external threads. The Internal Thread Cleaner, also offered by Flema, cleans and restores grooves in nuts, pipe couplings and threaded holes. It works great for removing burrs and cleaning out old sealer, adhesives, paint and rust. The Cleaner can be locked or allowed to rotate freely.
The Universal Thread Restorer sells as a kit with three heads, a set of spare blades and the Internal Thread Cleaner for $349. You can also buy the tools separately. The 1/4 to 3/4-in. tool and heads sell for $49. The Internal Thread Cleaner tool sells for $15.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Flemmng Lauridsen, Flema Products Ltd., 324 Tilley Road, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada V4V 2K5 (ph 250 766-1080).
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