Reaming (!)

[Rustinho]

I've been having a browse around at various bits & bobs of advice about changing the glow plugs and have spotted a few comments about "reaming" the glow plug holes.

Has anyone done this on their Surf? Is there any point in doing it?

Personally I can't see any harm in doing it but given that I haven't got a reamer I wasn't going to bother.

Thoughts anyone?

Ta.

[surfenstein]

ive got a special tool that pulls the glow plugs out and it has a reamer/thread tap on it as well,the plug holes can coke up on occassions.i normally put some copper slip on the threads as well when i change them,makes life easier in the long run.

[Rustinho]

I was planning on the coppaslip - a vital part of reassembly in my experience!

[Rustinho]

Actually, while I think about it, can you have a check on what diameter/thread pitch it is you've got on your reamer?

I'll double check it against what I reckon it is when I measure mine to make sure I don't make a muck-up of it! lol

[surfenstein]

yea no probs,ill post it up on here tomorrow evening.the tools at work in my tool box at the mo,so i cant run out to the shed to have a look.

[jeffo]

By 'reaming' the glowplug holes you are talking about running the right thread tap down the thread? What is the thread size. It's a hell of a thing to make a b---ocks of. Is there a helicoil that fine?

[NiftyNev]

M10 X 1.25.

Nev

[surfenstein]

lol cheers nev.i was just about to post the same.ill put a pic up of the kit.when i get home later.oh and just a quick note the reamer size is 6 mm.

[JUDWAK]

why did my tash make me click in here

[Rustinho]

why did my tash make me click in here

Reaming not rimming! Tsk tsk.

[JUDWAK]

Reaming not rimming! Tsk tsk.

so my tash is dylexic hey