Have you cross threaded it putting it in?
--
bert

No danger of having cross threaded it as it's never been taken out - it just goes up and down through the nut which is welded to the mechanism.

Anyway, a call to Witter revealed that I can get a replacement bolt and the associated nut and its metal support for £15 including postage so I've ordered one.

On 07/06/2021 18:47, Murmansk wrote:

Have you cross threaded it putting it in?
--
bert

No danger of having cross threaded it as it's never been taken out - it just goes up and down through the nut which is welded to the mechanism.

Anyway, a call to Witter revealed that I can get a replacement bolt and the associated nut and its metal support for £15 including postage so I've ordered one.

Buying stuff, PTOI
This is D-I-Y. Mine some ore, smelt it , cast it into ingots bite ;
support, nut and bolt shapes with your teeth...
voila a replacement nut, support and bolt.
FTAOD ;O)

soup wrote:
On 07/06/2021 18:47, Murmansk wrote:

Have you cross threaded it putting it in?
--
bert

No danger of having cross threaded it as it's never been taken out - it
just goes up and down through the nut which is welded to the mechanism.

Anyway, a call to Witter revealed that I can get a replacement bolt and
the associated nut and its metal support for £15 including postage so I've ordered one.

Buying stuff, PTOI
This is D-I-Y. Mine some ore, smelt it , cast it into ingots bite ;
support, nut and bolt shapes with your teeth...
voila a replacement nut, support and bolt.
FTAOD ;O)



lol


My brother once borrowed a tow ball mounted bike rack when he went to
Europe.

His son insisted he take it off the car once they arrived. There was
suddenly a profusion of ping****its and he couldnt get it back together.

A foreign Jonny came over and offered to help. And couldnt do it either
at first, but he was persistent and insistent. And after about an hour and
a half it was back together.

My brother didnt remove it again until he was at the lenders house lol.

--
Chris