Front fork cap thread size NEED HELP!
Front fork cap thread size NEED HELP!
Had a buddy helping me with my front forks, and he cross threaded my fork tube cap. Does anyone know the thread size so I can hit it with a tap and die?
Last edited by IrishHick1776; Jan 24, 2019 at 09:45 PM.
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Don't know the thread size as I have never heard anyone using a tap and die to re-thread the fork tube and/or the cap. Do they even have such a large size.
The cap nut is 1 3/8" (I believe 35mm is an equivalent size in metric).
The fork cap is under a lot of spring tension so I would replace fork tube and cap rather than re-thread....IMHO it is the safer route, but that is just me. It is definitely not cheap.
Good luck
The cap nut is 1 3/8" (I believe 35mm is an equivalent size in metric).
The fork cap is under a lot of spring tension so I would replace fork tube and cap rather than re-thread....IMHO it is the safer route, but that is just me. It is definitely not cheap.
Good luck
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Don't know the thread size as I have never heard anyone using a tap and die to re-thread the fork tube and/or the cap. Do they even have such a large size.
The cap nut is 1 3/8" (I believe 35mm is an equivalent size in metric).
The fork cap is under a lot of spring tension so I would replace fork tube and cap rather than re-thread....IMHO it is the safer route, but that is just me. It is definitely not cheap.
Good luck
The cap nut is 1 3/8" (I believe 35mm is an equivalent size in metric).
The fork cap is under a lot of spring tension so I would replace fork tube and cap rather than re-thread....IMHO it is the safer route, but that is just me. It is definitely not cheap.
Good luck
A homemade "improvised" tool from a furniture/wood clamp can be useful for this, here's some pics:
If the tube's threads are really butchered badly, I'd recommend getting a new/used tube
and a fork rebuild kit. RonniesHD microfiche can be used to get part numbers...
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....artsfinder.htm
hth,
T.
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Yall have been a big help. The buddy is banned from the garage. As for new tubes I checked a few shops around me and the one shop that had a tube wants $120 for a used tube that looks worse than the one with bad threads. Has anyone here heard of, or bought parts from HardDrive? Found two tubes for $150 from them.
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You can get them new from BoardtrackerHD online for ~$63.00 each (the tube I looked up)
http://www.boardtrackerharleyonline.com/
You didn't list your model/year or I would've looked up the part number.
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....artsfinder.htm
good luck,
T.
http://www.boardtrackerharleyonline.com/
You didn't list your model/year or I would've looked up the part number.
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche....artsfinder.htm
good luck,
T.
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Yall have been a big help. The buddy is banned from the garage. As for new tubes I checked a few shops around me and the one shop that had a tube wants $120 for a used tube that looks worse than the one with bad threads. Has anyone here heard of, or bought parts from HardDrive? Found two tubes for $150 from them.
http://www.jirehcycles.com/