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 Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:17 pm Post subject: Nose Gear Fork the Hard Way |
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as described in earlier posts on this thread and on VAF
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t 4523
and
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?p 10298#post210298
removing the nose gear leg just wasn't going to be an option for me. To make
a long story short, I used the $50 Japanese die from MSC and did most of the
threads with that. However, it got tighter and tighter as I added threads,
with a LOT of binding, despite using lots of lubricant and back-and-forth.
By the time I'd done 7/8" of threads, it was so tight, I was using a 2'
cheater pipe and broke the handle on the die holder.
I bought a new $120 US-made die from F&D Tool, and it worked super. First,
even adjusted all the way out, it cut more into the threads I'd already
created, so the die wasn't binding up any more. Then it did the rest of the
threads easily, with no binding & no cheater bar needed. If you're needing
a lot of force, your die is probably worn out.
You CAN thread it yourself, but be sure to get a very good US-made
adjustable die, use lots lubricant and back-and-forth motion,. It doesn't
save any money, though, so the only reason for doing it is for people whose
leg or leg bolt is in too tight to get out, as mine was.
for details, see http://brian76.mystarband.net/engineFeb08.htm#feb24
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