It is widely recommended to clean up the threads on the head studs
before putting the heads and cap nuts back on.  So I am trying to do
that with my 10x1.5 die and it seems to go on very hard.  Thinking that
I must had a bad die, I borrow a friends die and it goes on slightly
better but it still seems to be quite tight and does not seem normal to
me.  Is this normal for these studs?  Should I just lube them up and
chase them with the die?  Thanks

Pascal

'84 Westy