M11 X 1.5 Tap - Kastar

The Kastar M11 X 1.5 Tap, model 50-2639-0005, is a professional-grade tool engineered for precision thread cutting and repair in demanding automotive and industrial environments. Manufactured from high-speed steel, this tap delivers exceptional hardness, toughness, and wear resistance for consistent performance across a variety of materials. It is an essential addition to any technician's toolkit for creating new threads or restoring damaged ones to factory specifications.

Key Features

• High-Speed Steel (HSS) Construction: Crafted from robust HSS for superior durability, extended tool life, and resistance to wear during rigorous use.
• Precision M11 x 1.5 Metric Thread: Designed to cut accurate M11 x 1.5 right-hand metric threads, ensuring proper fitment for corresponding fasteners.
• Versatile Plug Style: The plug tap design features a balanced chamfer length, making it ideal for general-purpose tapping, starting new threads, and working in through holes.
• Thread Repair Capability: Excellently suited for re-threading damaged or jammed threads, helping to prolong the life of components and assemblies.
• Kastar Quality: As a trusted manufacturer in professional tools, Kastar (now Lang Tools) is known for producing quality tools, often made in the USA.

Applications

This M11 x 1.5 tap is highly effective for a broad range of tasks in professional settings. It is widely used in automotive repair for chasing or cutting threads in engine blocks, transmission cases, and other vehicle components. Industrially, it proves invaluable for maintenance and fabrication, capable of forming threads in diverse materials such as aluminum, magnesium, cast iron, carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, zinc, and various alloy steels. This tap is also frequently employed with Screw Thread Insert (STI) kits to prepare holes for helical thread inserts, effectively restoring stripped or oversized threads to their original dimensions and allowing the use of original fasteners.

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Kastar
• Model Number: 50-2639-0005
• Thread Size: M11 x 1.5
• Material: High-Speed Steel (HSS)
• Thread Direction: Right Hand
• Tap Style: Plug (suitable for general purpose and through holes)