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I was not aware of a thread file John....I'll have to get one and try using it "before" using a die.....Thank you for your suggestion....the damage it pretty bad (have doubts they can be repaired actually).
Ouch, that’s ugly. I’ve cleaned bad threads with knife edge files but as John says doubt seriously that’s salvageable. You want to put the time in try it for fit but if the nut fit is sloppy & moving all the loctite in the world won’t hold it.
I was not aware of a thread file John....I'll have to get one and try using it "before" using a die.....Thank you for your suggestion....the damage it pretty bad (have doubts they can be repaired actually).
Don't mean to pour salt in your wound but how in the FK did you do that?
If you could spin the shaft, turn it down a bit, rethread a smaller size and make a properly sized and threaded sleeve to screw on. Use the Green loctite and also peen the end threads.
I am not up on Sportsters at all and don't know if it would be possible to spin the shaft via the other side somehow. Where there is a will there is generally a way.
If you could spin the shaft, turn it down a bit, rethread a smaller size and make a properly sized and threaded sleeve to screw on. Use the Green loctite and also peen the end threads.
I am not up on Sportsters at all and don't know if it would be possible to spin the shaft via the other side somehow. Where there is a will there is generally a way.
the shaft is surface hardened - not through hardened - so that wont work and when it comes off again and it will it will take the front of the block with it
John....I found a used transmission for my bike for only $295.00.....I'm not even going to mess around to trying to repair shaft threads with a die (I know it would be a waste of time)....is there anything I should know as I am installing this new (used) transmission?!
John....I found a used transmission for my bike for only $295.00.....I'm not even going to mess around to trying to repair shaft threads with a die (I know it would be a waste of time)....is there anything I should know as I am installing this new (used) transmission?!
Not John... But... You should quote me a Price for the trans, with the boogered shaft, Shipped to me in Michigan!!!
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