cross threaded the axle...specs please

[sw20>>s14]

cross threaded the axle...long and frustrating story :hammer: does any one know the pitch of the axle? or better yet, could anybody tell me whats the right die or tap (i always get them mixed up) to get? like pitch and all that good stuff...thanks in advance

[projectRDM]

I don't remember offhand, but it's close to an M24x1.25, very hard to find size. You're better off finding an axle.

[sw20>>s14]

very hard to find size. You're better off finding an axle.
(darth vader): NOOOooooOOOOooooOOOooooOOOOOooooOOOOO!.......thank s for the help...haha

[rancid240]

When I mushroomed my axles, I just grinded off the unusable threads until I could get the bolt back on. I had to grind off about 1/8 of an inch of threads.

[sw20>>s14]

thats what i was thinking too because the unusable threads are right at the end...just imagine the first three-four threads, then a 2-3mm gash perpendicular to the threads...you think i should grind it off or just go along the threads with a hacksaw/exacto to cut thru the grooves the gash made?..for the sake of the specs i said that i cross threaded it, but its just a gash...seeing how r240na said its a hard to find size, for the time being, ill just try to rethread it somehow via ghettoness...

[projectRDM]

I got an assload of axles, I can send you one for shipping charges. Not like I sell them any other way.

[mjjstang]

yah man axels are dime a dozen, actaully I had to pay about 50 for mine shipped, so anything you can get lower is a decent deal. shipping is the biggest thing, they are like 25 bux picked up from places.

[sw20>>s14]

I got an assload of axles, I can send you one for shipping charges. Not like I sell them any other way.
damn...this is the second time youve offered me replacement parts in a bind, but your too far to wait for shipping...if you were local, i would definitely give you a ton of business...thanks for the offer, but i got the nut back on...like i was saying, it was just a gash...so in a last ditch effort to get the car outta my friends house with a mom that would bite your head off, i just torqued it and hoped for the best...it worked out well, didnt strip the nut, bolt, or cross thread anything...

[john891]

you can get a axel rethreading kit from advanced for like 36 bucks. worked for me many times. even though you already fixed it