Agreed RAYg....I could get by this hurdle with a helicoil kit for alot cheaper. I'm using the opportunity to invest in the metric tap and die set so I can clean threads on all sorts of (metric anyway) fasteners as I go through this car. TRue ntrue reharding the torque wrench as well....I use a torque wrench for things like this.

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Rob M
Norwich, VT USA
1980 240D Euro delivery 4 speed manual silver/blue
~160K miles