Thread File Handles— Thread file handles slip over the file to provide a comfortable grip. For Threads per In. Wd. Thk. Lg. For Threads per In. Wd. Thk. Lg. Use these sets to repair fastener, pipe, and conduit threads. For Threads per In. Lg. For Threads per In. Lg. Repair rusted and damaged threads in pipe and conduit.

The thread repair kits purchased at Autozone and other parts stores are a temporary type repair. The tooling is too short and requires hitting the top of the insert in attempt to expand the top of the insert. When expansion and contracting occurs these inevitably loosen up and get ejected. Then a larger repair is needed.

Thread-restoring files repair worn or slightly damaged external threads on bolts, screws, and pipe. They straighten and refine multiple threads at the same time rather than filing one thread at a time with a knife-edge or taper file. Their square profile has teeth of different coarseness on each face to match specific thread sizes.

One file restores a range of thread sizes in most hole diameters. Repair rusted and damaged threads in pipe and conduit. These files are for use in most hole diameters. Repair rusted and damaged threads on any diameter bolt, stud, or rod. Multiple files and handles are included in these sets.