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<div>Everyone has been very helpful with the thread problem. If it was just a fastener I could replace it, but such a nice smooth working steering box is kinda rare. The beating the thread back into shape is the method that appeals to my mechanical designer background. Of course just running a nut back and forth would be quickest. Just want to be careful as holding the steering wheel in place is kind of important. Very nice to have this depth and wealth of knowledge on tap. Thanks everyone.</div><div>Mike MacLean</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757">Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone</div></div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Mike <phoenix722@comcast.net> <br>Date: 3/16/2016 7:16 PM (GMT-08:00) <br>To: Healey List <healeys@autox.team.net> <br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering wheel nut <br><br>I've also had luck just running the nut down snug, maybe adding a little <br>light oil, and then backing off a tad, retightening a tad plus, and <br>repeat. This gets rid of the little pieces of metal without gouging the <br>remainder. Patience.<br><br>Mike<br><br>On 3/16/2016 5:30 PM, J. Armour wrote:<br>> When I was a young trainee engineer an old bloke showed me that to<br>> clean-up a damaged thread by hand screw on a nut until it would not<br>> continue and then tap all sides of the hexagon sides of the nut while<br>> applying torque to turn the nut. Slowly continuing this will reshape<br>> damaged thread without removing metal which is what the cutting process of<br>> the die nut will do. The amount of metal in a thread form is easily<br>> reworked if the nut will start on a previously well formed thread..<br>> Biggest risk is black and bruised fingers!<br>> This is a crude form of roll forming a thread and we all know rolled<br>> threads are much stronger and better than cut threads.<br>> Joe<br>><br>> On 17/03/16 10:36 AM, "Healeys on behalf of Per Schoerner"<br>> <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net on behalf of per@schoerner.se> wrote:<br>><br>>> Hi<br>>> Use a thread file, could also be called a thread restorer, instead. If<br>>> you run a die or a nut over them you risk to damage the threads even more.<br>>><br>>> Per<br>>><br>>> Den 2016-03-16 kl. 20:26, skrev John Vrugtman:<br>>>> I had a similar problem with mine, Bruce Philips told me to buy two nuts<br>>>> and use one to clean up the threads, worked great.<br>>>><br>>>> John<br>>>> 64/66 BJ8s<br>>>><br>>>> On 3/16/2016 2:54 PM, rrengineer.mike wrote:<br>>>>> Does anyone know the thread size for the steering wheel nut. The<br>>>>> threads on the shaft of my BN2 column are a little buggered up and I<br>>>>> would like to run a die over them. The nut just engages the shafts<br>>>>> less than a full turn now.<br>>>>> Mike MacLean<br>>> __________________________<br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>> Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive<br>> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums<br>><br>> Healeys@autox.team.net<br>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys<br>><br>> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/phoenix722@comcast.net<br>><br>><br><br>-- <br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>Archive: http://www.team.net/archive<br>Forums: http://www.team.net/forums<br><br>Healeys@autox.team.net<br>http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys<br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rrengineer.mike@att.net<br><br></body></html>