<div dir="auto">What I have done is cut a good nut into two halfs, position them onto the good threads and clamp them together. Then back this assembly out over the boogered threads to straighten them out. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">EjR</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Sep 17, 2022, 2:41 PM john niolon <<a href="mailto:jniolon@att.net">jniolon@att.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">Help machinist and mill wright type people</font></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">I have a output stud in an alternator case that the beginning threads are stripped/galled/messed up from someone trying to force a metric nut on it. the stud is about</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI"> 5/8" </font><font face="Segoe UI"> long and the majority of the threads are good.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">I can't seem to get a 12-24 die started so I know it will true up the existing threads. I see they make adjustable dies on the net... can I use that to slide over the bad threads </font></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">the adjust the bolt in the die to sit right on the stud then thread it back over the bad threads ?? I just hate to send 20 bucks for the die if it won't do what I want...</font></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">Any experience doing this ??</font></div>
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<div><font face="Segoe UI">thanks</font></div>
<div><font face="Segoe UI">john</font></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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