Search results

I had a heck of a time getting the bearings loose enough. I had to leave the axle nut slightly loose, then tightening the lock-nut pushed it in to the right tightness. Glad the threads cooperated. I've learned a lot by fessing up my mistakes to the many old maintenance guys I worked with...

Bring the bolt to a hardware store that sells taps, match it up, buy the tap and a new bolt. Put a rag in the housing to catch shavings. Put grease on the tap to trap shavings, and turn it through to repair the threads. You should be "chasing" the existing threads, threading the tap through...