On 09/06/96 08:04:00 you wrote:
>What I need is a 15/16 fine thread "thread chaser" (or die from a tap and
>die set). The problem is that I have not been able to find such a large die
>anywhere!
I got a large die (I think it is 3/4"), fine thread, to perform this very
function for TR4 axles
from a well equiped NAPA store in Glenview, IL. Have you tried a NAPA?
>I did try taking a spare axle nut, cut it in half with a hacksaw, clamped it
>together on the remaining threaded portion of the shaft and backed it off,
>but all that did was destroy the threads on the nut, and did nothing to the
>axle.
The threads on the nut are no match for those on the axle.
>So, does anyone have either (1) a source for a die that size or (2) a better
>idea?
>
>Second question - Am I correct in assuming that the output flange should be
>turning in the
>opposite direction when shifted into reverse?
Yes
>If so, did I somehow
>mis-align the shift forks (it seems to be fine in all other respects)?
Probably. Good luck.
Irv
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