1986 200x Axle-end Threads

[rodeofan5656]

this is my first post in Trikesylvania........ i am replacin the bearings and seals in the carrier on my '86 200x and got everythin taken off yesterday, ready to be cleaned up. well, when i took the right side axle nut off, this is what i see-

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the threads are all screwed up. im not sure if they are cross threaded or if the nut just chewed em up when i pulled it off. what can i do to keep this axle in use?

[briano]

How many threads do you need to start about this axle? It's bent and has stripped threads, go to eBay or check here to see if you can get a used one, problem solved.

[rodeofan5656]

if you loan me the money, i will. some of us dont have the money to do that. and the threads are all about different stuff. i post one thread for one problem. then when i start workin on it, i find another problem and dont wanna search thru 20+ different f*ckin threads to post in mine. now lay off

[atc007]

It's a 18 mm axle,not exactly for sure on the pitch. Get it to a machine shop,or figure out the pitch,and get your own tap. DO NOT try to rig it! These axles[ 86-7 - 200X} are not easy to find.Fix it once fix it right. Get a new nut ,and good as new.

[aldochina]

you can get a cheap set of metric tap and dies from HF, or just by the right die for the axle thread and pitch!! quality taps and dies are pricey though!! igot the HF set and its alright! should do the trick. they have real cheap sets, stay away from them!! the set i have came in a large metal black case and serves its purpose, cant remember if it was 50 or 100 bucks!

[deathman53]

that thread is 18mm1.5. It looks like the axle threads are gone. you might have to have it rethreaded to 16mm1.5 thread. Its a fairly common size for car/truck spindles, you should be able to get castle nuts w/o problems.

[rodeofan5656]

It's a 18 mm axle,not exactly for sure on the pitch. Get it to a machine shop,or figure out the pitch,and get your own tap. DO NOT try to rig it! These axles[ 86-7 - 200X} are not easy to find.Fix it once fix it right. Get a new nut ,and good as new.

a couple weeks ago i got two new axle nuts because the ones that were on it were bad. along with the nuts i got 4 Honda cotter pins, cause before it was rigged with baling wire....

[rodeofan5656]

that thread is 18mm1.5. It looks like the axle threads are gone. you might have to have it rethreaded to 16mm1.5 thread. Its a fairly common size for car/truck spindles, you should be able to get castle nuts w/o problems.

do i take it it a machine shop to have it milled down to 16mm?

[atc007]

Preferrably ,depending on HOW talented you are with a grinder!

[JJMF1979]

a couple weeks ago i got two new axle nuts because the ones that were on it were bad. along with the nuts i got 4 Honda cotter pins, cause before it was rigged with baling wire....

when i got my 200x they had roofing nails bent over instead of cotter pins i got a good laugh at that....some people shouldn't be allowed to own any machines

[rodeofan5656]

when i got my 200x they had roofing nails bent over instead of cotter pins i got a good laugh at that....some people shouldn't be allowed to own any machines

agreed! i dont know what kinda riggin people do in your area. but around here, balin wire it used just as much as duct tape! haha you see it used almost everywhere

[rodeofan5656]

Preferrably ,depending on HOW talented you are with a grinder!

i can use a grinder, but i dont want to when i comes to a $300+ part. id rather spend the money for a machine shop to do it. should i make both sides 16mm to get "fresher" metal exposed for the threads? or just this side?

[Xowner]

when i got my 200x they had roofing nails bent over instead of cotter pins i got a good laugh at that....some people shouldn't be allowed to own any machines

Give these people credit at least they put SOMETHING in there! Most of the time its nothing....

[atc007]

Depends on what the other side looks like. If the threads are still there,and the new nut is biting. I would leave it. Glad to hear you're gonna have it lathed! You will be saving yourself a lot of future nightmares!

[rodeofan5656]

now i just need to find a shop close to me. havin a truck that only gets 8mpg, i cant go very far :(