[TR] Thread size for TR6 instruments?

[Greg Gelhar]

Hi Steve,

I have just tested some knurled instrument nuts with my tap set. I think you will find those threads to be M4 x .7, one of the places there are metric threads on our triumphs.

Greg Gelhar
1973 TR6
1980 TR8
Osseo, MN

-----Original Message-----
>From: Steve Smith <dogzbody1 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jun 6, 2009 10:06 AM
>To: triumphs at autox.team.net
>Subject: [TR] Thread size for TR6 instruments?
>
>Hi all
>
>I hit a sped bump putting my gauges back in my car this morning. About half of the knurled nuts won't thread back on so either they were cross threaded previously (or I just cross threaded them!) or some are a different thread and I've mixed them up.  
>
>Is it possible that some are UNF and some are other (BSF or Whitworth)?  If that isn't the case I can run a die down the posts - it appears to be 8-32, can someone conform this for me before I ruin my instruments?
>
>Thanks as alweays for all the help & advice as I bring this thing back to life.
>
>Steve
>
>1969 TR6 CC25805
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