always remember to chase the threads if your going to the trouble of replacing all of them.
As @BKL noted I have found many pre-stripped when removed.
Also note (some may not know), be sure to use a thread chaser, not a tap. Overzealous can take a tap in by hand and actually oversize the thread, meaning a weaker hold and more likely stripping it out. Thread chaser will not do that.
Well, again, I learned something new. Had no clue what chasing threads were so I looked it up. Didn't want to look any dumber to you guys,...too late! 
DON'T JUDGE ME!!!!! 
Well, again, I learned something new. Had no clue what chasing threads were so I looked it up. Didn't want to look any dumber to you guys,...too late!
We're dumb together bro - thank God for Google
I just ordered a metric chaser set and tap & die set, I have 2 bolts that are being a bitch to get in, next time i remove them, there is going to be problems. Thanks for the advice.
also go ahead and order some "EZ Out" if you don't have a set and do yourself a favor do not get the harbor freight one.
Yep. Get quality tools when buying stuff like drill bits and thread taps. I try to make sure every tap and die I buy says made in Germany. They must have special metal because they seem to be the best
Same with dental instraments
Yep. Get quality tools when buying stuff like drill bits and thread taps. I try to make sure every tap and die I buy says made in Germany. They must have special metal because they seem to be the best
I learned my lesson the hard way, I was trying to remove a rusted bolt from a control arm on a project car 15 or so years ago,I had just been introduced to Harbor Freight, being 19 and on an university student budget the idea of cheap tools was very appealing, I tried using HF EZ out and it broke inside the bolt i was trying to remove..... Long story short i ended up having to buy a new control arm because during my frustration of trying to remove the EZ Out broken bit i ended up ruining the control arm.
Right there and then learned my lesson that HF is great for some things but horrible for others and that you really have to be careful when buying things there and to never buy anything for precision or delicate touch.
I learned my lesson the hard way, I was trying to remove a rusted bolt from a control arm on a project car 15 or so years ago,I had just been introduced to Harbor Freight, being 19 and on an university student budget the idea of cheap tools was very appealing, I tried using HF EZ out and it broke inside the bolt i was trying to remove..... Long story short i ended up having to buy a new control arm because during my frustration of trying to remove the EZ Out broken bit i ended up ruining the control arm.
Right there and then learned my lesson that HF is great for some things but horrible for others and that you really have to be careful when buying things there and to never buy anything for precision or delicate touch.
Agree. Or, if your life or expensive vehicle depends on it which is why I won't use their jacks or jack stands...
Agree. Or, if your life or expensive vehicle depends on it which is why I won't use their jacks or jack stands...
Hay now, I just bought new brakes for my wife's car from HF. Damn it, I love that car!
Hay now, I just bought new brakes for my wife's car from HF. Damn it, I love that car!
But apparently not your wife... 
But apparently not your wife...
Ops, did I forget? oh well!... I mean,.... yah, I got it right. Don't tell her that, she'll replace my brakes with HF!
