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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: stevochb on July 14, 2012, 12:41 PM

Title: Damaged fork threads
Post by: stevochb on July 14, 2012, 12:41 PM

These forks have some thread damage do you think they are usable? can the threads be sorted or are they done for :(
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv191/stevochb/forks.jpg)

Cheers Steve.

Title: Re: Damaged fork threads
Post by: oldschoolace on July 14, 2012, 12:46 PM

Weld and recut threads. Any decent engineering place should be able to do it no problem  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Damaged fork threads
Post by: stidds on July 14, 2012, 04:51 PM

Quote from: oldschoolace on July 14, 2012, 12:46 PM

Weld and recut threads. Any decent engineering place should be able to do it no problem  :daumenhoch:

What he say  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Damaged fork threads
Post by: stevochb on July 14, 2012, 06:01 PM

Cheers fellas all is not lost then :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Damaged fork threads
Post by: Jaymz on July 14, 2012, 07:16 PM

skyway67 on here has just done a set with great pics, have a read here

http://www.raleighburner.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php't=31649&highlight=forks

and

http://www.raleighburner.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php't=31757

Title: Re: Damaged fork threads
Post by: stevochb on July 14, 2012, 07:23 PM

Quote from: Jaymz on July 14, 2012, 07:16 PM

skyway67 on here has just done a set with great pics, have a read here

http://www.raleighburner.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php't=31649&highlight=forks

and

http://www.raleighburner.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php't=31757

Cheers Jaymz that is proper rest stuff that.

Title: Re: Damaged fork threads
Post by: Clean on July 14, 2012, 09:10 PM

Sorry to be a little obvious, but have you tried to thread a headset top race down them?  :daumenhoch:

If it can be threaded, they are serviceable, surely?  ???

Sorry if I have stated the obvious.  :-\

Title: Re: Damaged fork threads
Post by: stevochb on July 15, 2012, 09:30 AM

Quote from: Clean on July 14, 2012, 09:10 PM

Sorry to be a little obvious, but have you tried to thread a headset top race down them?  :daumenhoch:

If it can be threaded, they are serviceable, surely?  ???

Sorry if I have stated the obvious.  :-\

Hi Clean, not got the forks. I am looking to buy them off a guy on the museum and they aint cheap so Im just trying to cover all options :daumenhoch: