{"product_id":"frame-taps-m5","title":"Frame Taps M5","description":"\u003cp\u003eM5×0.8 is the most common bicycle-frame thread. It holds bottle-cage bosses, the bolts on most stem clamp faces, certain water-bottle accessory mounts, and the M5 hardware on disc-brake adapter plates. When an M5 thread on a frame stops accepting a bolt cleanly, the fix is almost always a thread chase rather than a thread repair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1695 Frame Tap M5 chases an existing M5×0.8 thread without cutting new metal. The cutting edges follow the existing thread pitch and major diameter, removing paint overspray, corrosion, or burred-up material that's blocking the thread. A clean M5 thread takes a fresh bolt at hand-torque without grit; a chased thread restores that feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhen to chase an M5 thread\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBefore installing or replacing bottle-cage hardware on a frame that's been painted, repainted, or stored damp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter a stem-clamp bolt has been over-torqued past spec, distorting the thread profile (chase the female thread; replace the bolt)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBefore mounting a disc-brake adapter on a frame's M5 mounting holes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter corrosion in a damp-storage environment has built up in unused bottle-cage threads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA chase is not a repair for stripped threads. If the thread is gone (the bolt cuts new threads into the surrounding alloy), the fix is a thread insert; the chase tap won't restore it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eUse with the magnetic handle\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1695 Frame Tap pairs with our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/handle-for-pedal-taps\"\u003emagnetic Handle for Pedal Taps 1695\/4BI\u003c\/a\u003e. The magnetic-collet engagement holds the tap square to the work, which matters on M5×0.8 because the pitch is fine enough that a slight angle on the first turn cuts the thread off-axis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eM5×0.8 chase tap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardened tool-steel cutting edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSquare-shank engagement, compatible with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/handle-for-pedal-taps\"\u003e1695\/4BI Handle for Pedal Taps\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArticle number: 1695 (M5 size)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the M3×0.5 size, see our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/frame-taps-1695\"\u003eM3 frame tap\u003c\/a\u003e. For the BSA bottom-bracket shell, see the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/set-of-adapters-and-taps-bsa\"\u003eBSA tap set\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBuilt in Zreče, Slovenia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnior has been forging hand tools in Zreče since 1919, and sponsors professional road and mountain-bike race teams. The 1695 tap family draws from Unior's broader machinist-tool catalog, which manufactures thread taps in dozens of pitch sizes for the industrial trade. The bicycle-frame subset is the selection that matters in a working bike shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePro tip from our mechanics\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bottle-cage boss that's seen years of damp storage is the most common M5 thread to need a chase. Two seconds with the tap before installing the cage saves the customer a returned bottle and the shop a callback. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/tech-tips\/workshop-hand-tools-every-bike-shop-needs\"\u003eworkshop hand tools guide\u003c\/a\u003e covers the thread-chase workflow and the rest of the workshop hand-tool layer: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/tech-tips\/workshop-hand-tools-every-bike-shop-needs\"\u003eWorkshop hand tools every bike shop needs →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unior","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44140802736172,"sku":"616078","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/5786\/5260\/products\/1695.jpg?v=1642724925","url":"https:\/\/uniorusa.com\/products\/frame-taps-m5","provider":"Unior USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}