gsr341 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 hi can any one please tell me the thred size for defender 90 brake calipers please . taking mine to be shot blasted and want to ''plug'' the threads , guy blasting them for me has asked that i seal every thing up myself..... cheers for any help Dafydd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgasmic Farmer Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Easiest way is to get a union off a scrap vehicle (almost all vehicles have the same thread). If you cut he pipe just before the union and bend it over and squash a couple of cms of it then use that one as a blank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsr341 Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 yep my plan was to buy 4 new unions and make up some ''blank'' pipes could take a caliper in to motor factors i guess as they all off waiting to go , guessing they unf or some thing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoggyN Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 could take a caliper in to motor factors i guess as they all off waiting to go , guessing they unf or some thing ? M10 fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Early 90 may be 3/8" - later are M10 fine thread. M10 will screw into 3/8", but be a loose fit, whereas 3/8" (which is larger), will not. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 M10x1mm , why not buy a couple of extra bleed nipples and screw them in . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Sorry for the hijack, but it is related: Does anyone know where I could buy a single M10x1 plug tap for cleaning out brake union threads? I can find tap sets, but I already have most of what I need and I can't see anywhere that sells a single tap.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Any engineering supplies will sell a single tap. The usual places, such as screwfix and machinemart, seem to only sell sets. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Sorry for the hijack, but it is related: Does anyone know where I could buy a single M10x1 plug tap for cleaning out brake union threads? I can find tap sets, but I already have most of what I need and I can't see anywhere that sells a single tap.. Cromwell Tools, Teesside Industrial Fasteners, Charnos. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Any engineering supplies will sell a single tap. The usual places, such as screwfix and machinemart, seem to only sell sets.Les. Cromwell Tools, Teesside Industrial Fasteners, Charnos.mike Thanks later edit: A lot of places don't seem to do the fine thread - and one wants over thirty quid for one tap :0 , but I finally got one ordered from Namrick at £11 (plus) for a set (taper and plug) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Smith Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Can recommend Namrick for anything unusual. Even got a tap for the glowplug thread on model plane engines from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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