snoopyflys
Well Known Member
Hi all,
I removed the aft facing oil pressure port plug using an extractor tool and some heat as suggested by another thread here. Worked great, until it came time to install the restrictor fitting. I put a little Fuel Lube on the threads of the fitting and hand threaded the fitting into the hole until it stopped turning. In this position, the flared end was facing the upper motor mount. So, I grapped my trusty 5/16 crows foot, ratchet wrench and proceeded to slowly turn it about a 1/4 turn away from the motor mount. So far so good. Went to turn it another 1/4 turn when the fitting fell out of the hole. With it was a very small ring, which I figured was a thread.. Just could not believe it as I made sure it was threaded correctly by hand before using a tool. Inspected the fitting and no cross threads but hole in the accessory case seems to be missing an outside thread. Does this warrant removing the accessory case to fix or can I clean up the out threads with a tap set, carefully?
Thanks,
I removed the aft facing oil pressure port plug using an extractor tool and some heat as suggested by another thread here. Worked great, until it came time to install the restrictor fitting. I put a little Fuel Lube on the threads of the fitting and hand threaded the fitting into the hole until it stopped turning. In this position, the flared end was facing the upper motor mount. So, I grapped my trusty 5/16 crows foot, ratchet wrench and proceeded to slowly turn it about a 1/4 turn away from the motor mount. So far so good. Went to turn it another 1/4 turn when the fitting fell out of the hole. With it was a very small ring, which I figured was a thread.. Just could not believe it as I made sure it was threaded correctly by hand before using a tool. Inspected the fitting and no cross threads but hole in the accessory case seems to be missing an outside thread. Does this warrant removing the accessory case to fix or can I clean up the out threads with a tap set, carefully?
Thanks,