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Technical Section => Trike Tech => Topic started by: mrdeey on November 08, 2010, 03:31:53 PM



Title: reliant axle studs
Post by: mrdeey on November 08, 2010, 03:31:53 PM
hi , does anyone no what the thread of the studs holding the two halves of the axle case are ?
i no the nuts are 7/16 unf but the end going into the alloy case is a lot courser , unc or maybe whitworth any one no ?


Title: Re: reliant axle studs
Post by: tbone on November 08, 2010, 05:09:30 PM
they`ll be unc  ;)


Title: Re: reliant axle studs
Post by: mrdeey on November 08, 2010, 07:10:30 PM
thanks tbone , i did of course mean 5/16 !


Title: Re: reliant axle studs
Post by: tbone on November 08, 2010, 07:53:15 PM
 ;D no problem. You`ll find that when you have a threaded hole in a softer material, it`ll always be a coarse thread.
The coarser thread means less threads per inch and more of the original material in the hole. A fine thread will be more prone to stripping  ;D