Genuine 1983 Stwy. agraffes

[Daniel Gurnee]

Taps come in at least three sizes.  Earlier S&Ss may have the smaller size
diameter and tapping must be done very carefully. also some taps furnished
with aggrafs may be too small for the aggraff in which case a larger tap
must be obtained.  Also the hole, though it goes all the way through the
plate can be too small for the right size tap and should be drilled with the
right size tap drill for that larger size tap.

If the aggraffs are not broken, redressing the holes by ragging the hole
with an old bicycle brake cable can produce as good a result as replacing
the agraff.

Daniel Gurnee RPT
Retired 1989 from Humboldt State University, California

> From: Jon Page <jonpage@mediaone.net>
> Reply-To: caut@ptg.org
> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 17:10:47 -0500
> To: caut@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Genuine 1983 Stwy. agraffes
> 
> At 01:50 PM 03/10/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>> Jeannie:
>> Steve's description of the agraffes is right on.  One other thing I
>> found is that the bolt end was a bit short compared to current replacements,
>> and that the plate wasn't tapped deep enough to take the new agraffes without
>> straining some of them.  You will need to use a tap to cut the plate
> threads a
>> little deeper. It'll make the job much easier when you don't have to worry
>> about popping off the new agraffes!
>> Ed Sutton
>> 
> 
> It's a good idea to always run a tap through when replacing an agraffe.
> 
> Jon Page 
>