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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The so-called “check strap nut” is 5/16 Whitworth. I dug out the paperwork from when I ordered both back in May ’05.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>michael.salter@gmail.com<br><b>Sent:</b> 12 December 2016 22:44<br><b>To:</b> Ed O'Neal<br><b>Cc:</b> healeys<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Thread size on shift knob.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:18.75pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:18.75pt;margin-left:0cm;background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Many have probably read this but if not here is an interesting post on BN1 gearbox threads.<br><a href="http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/2015/01/30/bn1-gearbox-a-plethora-of-threads/">http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/2015/01/30/bn1-gearbox-a-plethora-of-threads/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 5:20 PM -0500, "Ed O'Neal" <<a href="mailto:Ed@wadsworthoneal.com" target="_blank">Ed@wadsworthoneal.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Michael is right, now that I think about it. But I’m not sure on the door hold-opens.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Bob Spidell [<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net">mailto:bspidell@comcast.net</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 12, 2016 3:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> Michael Salter<br><b>Cc:</b> Ed O'Neal; healeys<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Thread size on shift knob.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Tore my generator down the other day; surprised to find that the pulley retaining nut is BSF (20TPI).</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I believe all the fuel fittings are Whitworth (fortunately, a 13/16" socket works well on the banjo bolts).</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>"Michael Salter" <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>><br><b>To: </b>"Ed O'Neal" <<a href="mailto:Ed@wadsworthoneal.com">Ed@wadsworthoneal.com</a>><br><b>Cc: </b>"healeys" <<a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, December 12, 2016 8:17:56 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] Thread size on shift knob.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Coarse threads...<br>Off topic, but there are some other coarse threads that I can think of...</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>The RH and LH threads in the door check assemblies.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>The head studs into the block and other studs into cast iron components.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>And oddly the generator end bracket uses a BSW thread for the tensioner locking bolt...</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>All for good reasons I suppose...:-)</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Michael S</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>BN1 174</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>