--Looking for a source to tap a special wheel retaining nut for a
Land Rover; something like a 1-1/8" o.d. shaft. Anyone seen such a beastie?

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On 2007-11-13, steamer wrote:
Land Rover; something like a 1-1/8" o.d. shaft. Anyone seen such a beastie?


What should it say on the tap?

i

--Will get deets shortly and get back to the list. You got some in a
bin? :-)

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Ignoramus9314 wrote:
On 2007-11-13, steamer wrote:

Land Rover; something like a 1-1/8" o.d. shaft. Anyone seen such a beastie?



What should it say on the tap?

i

You might want to sit down before reading the pages

BSW http://www.tapdie.com/html/bsw__taps.html
BSF http://www.tapdie.com/html/bsf__taps.html

steamer wrote:
--Looking for a source to tap a special wheel retaining nut for a
Land Rover; something like a 1-1/8" o.d. shaft. Anyone seen such a beastie?


Posted tap source to wrong poster so

BSW http://www.tapdie.com/html/bsw__taps.html
BSF http://www.tapdie.com/html/bsf__taps.html

Any reason you can't get the part from a LandRover specialist, probably
cheaper than buying the tap.

On 13 Nov 2007 20:02:14 GMT, steamer wrote:

--Looking for a source to tap a special wheel retaining nut for a
Land Rover; something like a 1-1/8" o.d. shaft. Anyone seen such a beastie?


Up to 1"x8 BSW are very reasonable from he-

http://www.tracytools.com/tapsanddiesbsw.htm

Probably even after shipping and the poorly dollar.

If you need bigger, It is probably worth grinding a 55 degree internal tool
and single pointing it. If it happened to be 1-1/8"x12, then you're looking at
a Myford lathe mandrel :-)

try these:-

http://www.rdgtools.co.uk/acatalog/b..._AND_DIES.html

OK, they are both UK. But you may still save money over locally sourced
specials.


Mark Rand
RTFM

steamer wrote:

--Looking for a source to tap a special wheel retaining nut for a
Land Rover; something like a 1-1/8" o.d. shaft. Anyone seen such a beastie?

Got any better specs?

I've seen lots that would do as accurate as "something like 1 1/8 inch"

:-)

Why not screwcut it on a lathe?

Cheers
Trevor Jones

Mark Rand wrote:
On 13 Nov 2007 20:02:14 GMT, steamer wrote:

--Looking for a source to tap a special wheel retaining nut for a
Land Rover; something like a 1-1/8" o.d. shaft. Anyone seen such a beastie?


Up to 1"x8 BSW are very reasonable from he-

http://www.tracytools.com/tapsanddiesbsw.htm

Probably even after shipping and the poorly dollar.

If you need bigger, It is probably worth grinding a 55 degree internal tool
and single pointing it. If it happened to be 1-1/8"x12, then you're looking at
a Myford lathe mandrel :-)

try these:-

http://www.rdgtools.co.uk/acatalog/b..._AND_DIES.html

OK, they are both UK. But you may still save money over locally sourced
specials.

The Myford is (surprise!) non-standard. According to Machinery's
Handbook, 1-1/8 BSW is 7 TPI, and 1-1/8 BSF is 9 TPI. Not much difference.

On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:50:22 +0800, with neither quill nor qualm,
David R Brooks quickly quoth:

The Myford is (surprise!) non-standard. According to Machinery's
Handbook, 1-1/8 BSW is 7 TPI, and 1-1/8 BSF is 9 TPI. Not much difference.

It sure as hell is, if you try to put a 7tpi nut on a 9tpi shaft or
vice-versa! g

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--Further details: here's what he's sent me as a reply:

It is none of those. It seems to be neither whitworth or BSF. It is 16
tpi and 1.610 inches diameter on the male.

1.610 seems a little small for 1 5/8 but there are not really any other
likely sizes. I can look into this. I have both nuts and the male part
available for use in making this thing.
-------
--Anyone know what thread this might actually be?

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Hacking the Trailing Edge! : to Andy Philbrick?
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steamer wrote:

--Further details: here's what he's sent me as a reply:


It is none of those. It seems to be neither whitworth or BSF. It is 16
tpi and 1.610 inches diameter on the male.


1.610 seems a little small for 1 5/8 but there are not really any other
likely sizes. I can look into this. I have both nuts and the male part
available for use in making this thing.

-------
--Anyone know what thread this might actually be?


16 tpi and a metric diameter.

Waddya figger?

Your guy got a couple small drill bits and a micrometer? Even a
digital caliper. Three-wire measure the threads. Know for sure.


Cheers
Trevor Jones