Hardware/Plumbing supply store is your best bet. The tap you want is a pipe tap. Punches should be easy to find at a good hardware store as well. I know Napa sells the taps also.
Hardware/Plumbing supply store is your best bet. The tap you want is a pipe tap. Punches should be easy to find at a good hardware store as well. I know Napa sells the taps also.
Holy crap, that was the biggest headache of the entire install. It took about 3 hours to find that 3/8" NPT tap. Ended up going to a hole in the wall plumbing suply shop to get it.
im tapping my pan in the morning and i have the process figured out and the correct tools but im wondering if it would be advisable to put some removable strength loctite to seal the threads and lock it in place so it dont vibrate loose. ive seen black rtv, i wasnt sure about pipe tape but i think loctite is the answer?? anybody?
This is probably the best method but it requires removing the oil pan in most cases. Might as well buy a pan with the bung already in it if you're going through the trouble.
i didnt drill it cause when you drive the punch in and roll your metal in thats what you actually tap. either way i finished it, tapped it, installed the plug with red loctite and put a bead of jb weld arount the fitting and pan for extra insurance. its a jic fitting on the other end so i have a cap if i ever want to cap it off.