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Steering shaft Thread

Probably takes special gears to get 27 tpi (which is an uncommon pitch). I don't think the quick change on my old Atlas will do them either, even though it has something like 50 different pitches. Here's a page I just found that might help
https://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=81298
You forced me to think. By setting up the lathe to cut metric threads, I found that .95 mm pitch is within .0005" of the pitch of a 27 tpi thread.
Berry
 
Lo and behold; one of these nuts (NOS) is on eBay now; auction 251224859967.

Jeff

What is the difference between this one on Ebay and one from Moss (310-530) or VB (12-098 / 5-0982) just the fact that is new old stock?
 
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