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Location: Haslet Texas
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Sometimes Stripping is a bad thing...
Well I was putting in a new turn signal switch and when I went to put the steering wheel back on, I stripped the shaft while trying to bolt it back on. I looked on here and saw there were a couple others with the same issue and had some trouble trying to re thread it and or buying a new nut for it. So can I just replace the shaft itself? if so how do I take it out? Thanks, and I'll post a pic of it.
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Re: Sometimes Stripping is a bad thing...
As cheap as I may sound, I want to replace as little as possible, I'm a poor college student lol. Can I just replace the stripped shaft? and how?
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Re: Sometimes Stripping is a bad thing...
When the steering wheel is on and seated, how much good thread is sticking out?
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Re: Sometimes Stripping is a bad thing...
I had that happen before. I took a file to it to get it a tiny bit smaller, then re-threaded and put on a nut and washer.
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Re: Sometimes Stripping is a bad thing...
There is barely any good threads sticking out when the wheel is on.
There are less good then there is bad sticking out. That file idea is a good one. |
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Re: Sometimes Stripping is a bad thing...
You just need to get it small enough for the next size down die to fit it. Then carefully thread it, install new nut and washer.
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Re: Sometimes Stripping is a bad thing...
Yeah, rethreading would be the cheapest and easiest thing to do. If you go this route be sure and wrap a cloth around the column to protect it from metal filings. I would even cover the floor board with newspaper.
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Re: Sometimes Stripping is a bad thing...
^^^^^^^
Lattimer's fix sounds good to me.
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