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Have you got an old lock nut you can use to clean the thread up with Gavin? Bit of Dw and the right spanner should do the trick, assuming the fork threads are the same pitch as your headset?
i have one,if you get stuck you can send them to me and i will do them for you foc
i also have a die if need be
Headset different thread. http://www.cyclespeugeot.com/Threading.html
Any chance the beartrap set was incomplete and someone found a lower ring to complete it that looked right but is the wrong pitch?
Are they normal "pro" sized forks and not mini forks?
Gav - have the forks been re-chromed They look like it to me.....If so, I have an idea.
One trick I was taught by my Dad when I started to help fixing cars was to file a V shape inside a sacrificial nut down the threads and apply plenty oil to help flush the rust/ grime into the V shape you have filed into the. Nut thus allowing the threads to clean instead of becoming damaged one turn in back off and repeat etc. Check the thread sizes and there is also the pitch you need to check.May not be the case here but useful in the future