I have had this issue on a couple of Rivs, in place of a tap I used a well worn M-5 bolt so I knew it wouldnt bind up. I just ran it through a few times on each of them, it wasnt 100% better but def made it usable. I can tell you the brazeons got super hot running the "tap" but it did seem to work.
On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Marc Schwartz <mschw...@nmsu.edu> wrote: > The "right way" is to carefully run the correct size tap through the > paint-clogged threads. The tap should go through fairly easily if it is the > correct size (3mm or 4mm?). Borrow them if you can, but taps of this size > aren't outrageously expensive, and good to have in the tool kit. > > Good luck, > Marc > ________________________________________ > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] > on behalf of Earl Grey [earlg...@gmail.com] > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 2:24 AM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] New Betty Foy frame: trouble getting bolts into brazeons > > Seems like the paint was perhaps applied a bit too generously. Never > had this problem on any other frame. On a couple of brazeons, I have > so far been unable to get a bolt in, even when using a bit of oil and > much patience in lining up the bolt. Any suggestions? I don't have a > wire brush small enough to fit in the holes. Maybe nail polish on a Q- > tip? Does that have any chance of working? Other ideas? > > Thanks! > > Gernot > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
