JimLaney
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Since my last post the wheels have been media blasted, primed, and painted with Ford silver wheel paint and clear coated. 5 tires (needed a spare), Kumho SOLUS TA11 Tire 155/80R13 79T mounted and balanced. In mounting the wheels on the car there were two studs that no nut I had would thread all the way flush to secure the wheel to the front right spindle. There are 33 wheel nuts and any of them would thread up snug on 14 of the 16 studs. Naturally this was not evident until mounting the last wheel. I tried cleaning the threads with a small wire brush to no avail. Using my SAE die set, I was unable to find any die that would even start on the threads of the studs in question. There is no visible damage to the nuts or the threads of the studs.
Rather than apply more brute force and ignorance to this problem a search revealed conflicting answers to the question of whether the thread pattern was different for Whitworth threads compared to SAE. Apparently there is a slight discrepancy when one goes over an inch in length. Having no Whitworth die to clear the threads on the studs in question, there seems to be no solution that will make it possible to remove the nuts on the side of the road if a tire change is ever necessary in the future.
Before tearing down the right front axle sub-assembly to replace the studs, does any one have a suggestion to cure this problem without forcing the nuts onto these two recalcitrant studs semi-permanently? Suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Rather than apply more brute force and ignorance to this problem a search revealed conflicting answers to the question of whether the thread pattern was different for Whitworth threads compared to SAE. Apparently there is a slight discrepancy when one goes over an inch in length. Having no Whitworth die to clear the threads on the studs in question, there seems to be no solution that will make it possible to remove the nuts on the side of the road if a tire change is ever necessary in the future.
Before tearing down the right front axle sub-assembly to replace the studs, does any one have a suggestion to cure this problem without forcing the nuts onto these two recalcitrant studs semi-permanently? Suggestions will be greatly appreciated.