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C J
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« on: April 24, 2007, 06:28:43 PM »
Is there different sizes of nuts used on the end of reliant driveshafts?I got a pair of new ones recently, and when I went to fit them they wouldnt go on fully.at a quick glance the driveshaft seems to be a finer thread, are some metric and others imperial ?
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« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2007, 10:26:47 PM »
hi was just looking at mankys trike build and apparently there was a coment made about the bearings being metric and imperial so maybe your nuts are wrong as you assumed just an idea Shocked Wink
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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2007, 12:57:02 PM »
Quote from: dynatrike on April 24, 2007, 10:26:47 PM
hi was just looking at mankys trike build and apparently there was a coment made about the bearings being metric and imperial so maybe your nuts are wrong as you assumed just an idea Shocked Wink
maybe the mankster could improve on this as he has more to do with reliants being a guru an all Grin
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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2007, 01:18:10 PM »
Erm, actually I don't know either. We've always assumed they were all the same size -until Simon's didn't fit. I'll ring Michaels of Selby, the Yorkshire Reliant dealer I get my spares from, & get back to you.
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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2007, 06:32:12 PM »
Thats damned decent of you sir.
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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2007, 08:28:12 PM »
Quote from: C J on April 24, 2007, 06:28:43 PM
Is there different sizes of nuts used on the end of reliant driveshafts?I got a pair of new ones recently, and when I went to fit them they wouldnt go on fully.at a quick glance the driveshaft seems to be a finer thread, are some metric and others imperial ?
yep two differant types! i had the same problem! i took my shaft to the local fixing stockist and got them straight of the shelf. but i cant remember what thread though!
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« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2007, 06:35:56 PM »
Still havent been able to track down these nuts!    Toad,--- if you remember what thread yours were give me a shout would you please.  Meantime ill keep looking.
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« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2007, 10:33:25 PM »
Sorry, I'd forgotten about this one. I rang Michaels of Selby & asked when you first posted. They're always very helpful but whoever I spoke to wasn't sure. He thought they all used the same size, but I'm still not sure.
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« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2007, 06:45:53 PM »
I gave them a ring as well and as you say they reconed all the nuts were the same, but mine are definately different.
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« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2007, 05:55:30 PM »
I finally got the correct nuts 5/8 UNF , they were still a bit tight but I think the ends of the driveshafts have had a knock sometime in their life and were a bit mushroomed, however I made a paste with cutting oil and fine grinding paste and they are now running freely.
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« Reply #10 on: May 20, 2007, 07:59:58 AM »
A happy ending then.  Smiley
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