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Worn wheel spindle threads

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Curt Cooke

10-08-2007 11:44:59




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Has anyone got an econimical quick fix on bad wheel spindle threads 1-1/8"?




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Curt Cooke

10-10-2007 07:59:58




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 Re: Worn wheel spindle threads in reply to Curt Cooke, 10-08-2007 11:44:59  
Thanks to all for your help and a lot of good suggestions. At this point, I think I've got it licked but only a season will tell. I bought a 1 and 1/8th chaser, chased the spindle threads, stole two pristine nuts off the spindles of a spare narrow front and I was able to get my pre-load and cotter pin them. We'll just have to see how they hold up under load.



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Brownie450

10-08-2007 18:39:24




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 Re: Worn wheel spindle threads in reply to Curt Cooke, 10-08-2007 11:44:59  
A possible alternative is a Ny-lock nut with red Loc-tite on the threads. You would have to leave the front end on a jack until the Loc-tite had time to set up. Another possibility is a jam nut on the outside of the replacement nut to be on good threads. Option C is rather drastic---but has worked on two situations with the worn thread thing. Turn the nut tight enough to get the bearing adjusted right---then weld the nut to the spindle in two places.

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glennster

10-08-2007 13:31:23




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 Re: Worn wheel spindle threads in reply to Curt Cooke, 10-08-2007 11:44:59  
how about re threading to a metric nut. your 1-1/8 shaft, 1.125 inch, is about 28.58 milimeters. next closest size smaller is 26 mm or 1.02 inch. if you rethreaded for a 26 mm nut you should be good to go, if its really bad, drop to a 1 inch die.



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ScottyHOMEy

10-08-2007 12:56:30




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 Re: Worn wheel spindle threads in reply to Curt Cooke, 10-08-2007 11:44:59  
Jim is onto it, but you don't say what "bad" is.

There are tools to clean up goobered threads. If it's at the outside making it hard to start, NAPA and others sell square bars with knurled ends at eight different pitches that are handy for cleaning them up. Priced pretty reasonable.

More costly is a chase, looks like a die but with slightly different dimensions and meant for cleaning things up over the lenthg of the thread. If the problem is at the start BE VERY CAREFUL as you can wind up with a worse mess using a chase.

I had a similar problem with the thread for the nut over the steering wheel on my BN. My neighbor happened to know the only guy in three states and to Canadian provinces who happend to have a 13/16" NF die to clean it up. But only after using that inexpenive square whatchamahoozit I mentioned.

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SDE

10-08-2007 19:17:04




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 Re: Worn wheel spindle threads in reply to ScottyHOMEy, 10-08-2007 12:56:30  
It is a Thread File. Fanastic little tool.
SDE



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Janicholson

10-08-2007 12:06:39




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 Re: Worn wheel spindle threads in reply to Curt Cooke, 10-08-2007 11:44:59  
if they are on a tractor, either turning to one inch, and rethreading, or usign a nut that is split and has a pinch bolt across the split to tighten it onto the threads. if on a licensed street vehicle do not do it. JimN



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Owen Aaland

10-08-2007 14:12:22




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 Re: Worn wheel spindle threads in reply to Janicholson, 10-08-2007 12:06:39  
In addition to the split nut with the pinch bolt, there is another style that is a two pice nut where the first nut screws on the spindle and then the second nut screws on over the outer end of the first one. The first nut is split on the outer end so that when you screw the second nut on it forces the first one tight in the spindle threads.



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