Taps - whole new way of being confused!
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 5:39 pm
As replacement of my brake disc bobbins needs doing, I thought I'd get a tap to clean out the disc-bolt holes properly. I didn't do it when I replaced the discs, which I suppose was remiss of me, but nothing's come loose and the brakes work OK!
Anyway, I assume I need an M8 tap, the disc bolts being M8x25. Searching on eBay gives me choices....confusing choices! Do I need -
1. a taper tap?
2. a plug tap?
3. a bottoming (!) tap?
Now, I should be able to remember this sort of stuff, because as an apprentice in the RAF I had to drill and tap holes, and do other stuff. But I can't, because once I left Halton, I never, ever used those 'skills', or many of the other things they taught me!
Pete
Anyway, I assume I need an M8 tap, the disc bolts being M8x25. Searching on eBay gives me choices....confusing choices! Do I need -
1. a taper tap?
2. a plug tap?
3. a bottoming (!) tap?
Now, I should be able to remember this sort of stuff, because as an apprentice in the RAF I had to drill and tap holes, and do other stuff. But I can't, because once I left Halton, I never, ever used those 'skills', or many of the other things they taught me!
Pete