[AJD] Tap Extractor

[Frank]

why is the nozzle junk?
I have used them after tapping them

Frank
gremaux at tein.net
Central Montana
http://www.angelfire.com/mt/deeregp/index.html
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris C" <jdnutinwa at yahoo.com>
To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
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Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 10:08 PM
Subject: RE: [AJD] Tap Extractor


>
> Dean,
>
>   The tap is broken,  and the nozzle is junk,  don't
> need either,  just want to have a tap extractor again.
> They are usually only good for a use or two.   I went
> after this one with a reverse 1/4" drill bit,  I got
> the nozzle to spin the the casting and then it was
> mine.
>
>    I will order a new nozzle from Burrey Carb
> Service.  I have 4 other carbs to go through,  and as
> a mechanic they thread thing works,  but as a
> collector I want the correct tool.  Wven if I just
> paint it green and put it on a shelf..  (sorry, I have
> been reading Greg's book on Two Cylinder Collectibles,
> I had to paraphrase there)
>
>    I use the #10 on B carbs and the likes,  but
> 1/4-20 works better on the A carbs.
>
>                     Chris
> --- Dean VP <deanvp at att.net> wrote:
>
>> Chris:
>>
>> I'm easy to confuse so bear with me. You got the tap
>> out of the nozzle but
>> the nozzle is now destroyed. Shouldn't you be
>> looking first for a
>> replacement nozzle rather than an extractor?  Or are
>> you now going to try to
>> get the replacement nozzle out of the other
>> carburetor and need a nozzle
>> extractor to retrieve it?
>>
>> If I'm not totally FUBAR, all you need to do is take
>> an appropriate length
>> and thickness of bar stock, drill a clearance hole
>> in it for a #10 screw,
>> tap the nozzle with #10 threads and an appropriate
>> length #10 screw will get
>> the nozzle out.
>>
>> What am I missing?
>>
>>
>> Dean A. Van Peursem
>> Snohomish, WA 98290
>>
>> Forbidden fruits create many jams!
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
>> antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]
>> On Behalf Of
>> Chris C
>> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 6:51 PM
>> To: ATIS LIST
>> Subject: [AJD] Tap Extractor
>>
>>
>>
>>     I was on a roll last night.  I bought a DLTX-19
>> for my AR on Ebay,  the guy didn't describe it very
>> well,  said it was a DLTX-10 but clearly wasn't,  so
>> I
>> bought it for what I thought was a grat price.
>>
>>      I was tapping the brass nozzle to pull it out
>> when the phone rang..  Set the carb on the bech..
>> get
>> phone.. carb falls to floor,  breaks tap on inside
>> nozzle..
>>
>>      I used to own a tap extractor,  but alas it
>> could
>> not be found.  Three parts stores and one hardware
>> store later,  everyone knew what i wanted,  nobody
>> had
>> it..  I did manage to get the nozzle out,  it is
>> destroyed now however.  The rest of the carb is
>> great,
>>  all the passage ways are clear..  Much better than
>> the carb that came with the tractor.. It looked like
>> a
>> ball of mud,  inside and out.
>>
>>       Anyone have an extra nozzle tool that Deere
>> used
>> to sell for removing these nozzles?
>>
>>                    Chris
>>
>>
>>
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