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Front axle thread damage Sprint 900

508 views 5 replies 2 participants last post by  KirkSchafer 
#1 ·
As per title guys....can't get the bolt to engage :( hopefully some collective wisdom/experience could help me out?

John.
 
#3 ·
I'm unfamiliar with your model, but I deal with threaded pipe and such at my workplace. Are the threads on the axle OK? It will be obvious if you look closely. If they are OK, then I'd try cleaning the other threads. As a last resort, and if the setup allows it, you could try to thread the axle in from the backside, and that MAY sort it out. Do not force it, go back and forth if you feel any unusual friction. Stainless steel is notorious for galling. Threads that are "galled" can lock so tight that a 3 foot snipe won't budge them (trust me on this, I've put a snipe on a 36" pipewrench and couldn't separate a 2" diameter pipe and fitting).
Good luck, stay patient, double check the obvious stuff.
Kirk
 
#4 ·
Thanks Kirk, my model is pretty much the same as yours. The front axles are identical...and it was the axle thread as I said, which was causing me problems. Long story short; by grinding about a mm or 2 off the end of the axle, I managed to get the bolt to do up :) Thanks again, but panic over....now the side lights are another matter.....curse the MOT jobsworths! ;-)
 
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