tap size

[SuperRat2110]

Can anyone tell me what the tap side is for the clutch side of crankshaft? Needless to say I must of over tightened or cross threaded. 98 Super Rat.

[Hydraulic Jack]

If you are referring to the clutch nut, it is M14 left hand thread, and if the threads are crossed, you would need a die not a tap. But you should not use a die to clean up crossed threads, especially on a heat treated crank end. Thread chasers do that, but I still wouldn't use one here.

Finding a die in metric reverse thread would be difficult and expensive. Just get a metric thread file, under $20, and use it carefully. If it is the nut that is crossed up, not the crank, just buy a new nut.

Are you sure the threads are crossed, or have you been trying to engage the nut by turning it to the right?

[SuperRat2110]

Jack, yes a die, I meant to say. Thanks, I will try a file and see where I get. You don't even want to know what I did. But thanks for the info!

[Hydraulic Jack]

See if you can find something like this:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/KD-Tools-Metri ... gLP__D_BwE