Ensuring that threaded holes are clean is crucial for installation and torquing of factory bolts, head studs, main studs, or any other fasteners. Using a thread chaser is straight-forward, you just run the tool through the holes and remove it, repeating this process until the threads are clean.
Unlike a tap, a thread chaser does not cut new threads, they are only intended to clean the existing ones. Internally threaded bolt holes can accumulate debris such as old sealants, lubricants, gasket material, and anything else that could have fallen into the bolt holes of your engine block.
Using a thread chaser allows you to ensure that the threads are clean so you can get accurate readings while torquing the fasteners in your engine build, or repair. Add one of these to your toolbox today and use it with XDP head studs, studs from other brands, and even OE-style bolts.
