1" fork thread die - NOW WITH PICS - ALL SORTED!!!!!

[GavinDavis]

I would imagine this is a case of the thread on the forks isn't cut deep enough. I have had this before.

This means the thread is correct IE the pitch and diameter but the v isn't deep enough for some nuts. Hence why some fit and some don't.
Take them to an engineering shop and they will tap the thread so it is deeper. 

It has to be the case Stu....it just has to be!  Im gonna take them back to the shop today for a once over with the die.....then fingers crossed i can get this sucka built!! lol.

Ive got parts scattered everywhere at the mo....pretty much taking up a whole room and if i dont get it built soon, the mrs is gonna get stressed  

[GavinDavis]

Phil's offer of just sending them to him , seemed straight forward  

Two way postage has got to be cheaper then messing up a £20 plus Tioga headset or considering buying your own dye

Sounds like your  local bike shop are a bit clueless ,if they can't sort a threading issue

Good luck , don't chuck in the towel yet  

I know what youre saying ....it would have been easier to do the two way postage thing.

The bike shop are pretty clued up but yesterday he was reluctant to do it incase he damaged the thread, however....he did say to me that if i find out for sure that these were originally made with a 24tpi die then he would run his down it.

So he basically sent me away to do more homework.....Im pretty sure by now that 2Hip wouldnt have used anything other than a 24tpi die and that it stands a chance that the original thread wasnt cut deep enough.  These forks were some of the very first made so it really wouldnt suprise me going by other issues that people have faced when building them lol.

[Discostu]

Count the threads first before you take it to the bike shop.
Tpi stands for "threads per inch"

So count if you have 24 threads in 1" of the steerer tube. 

[GavinDavis]

Count the threads first before you take it to the bike shop.
Tpi stands for "threads per inch"

So count if you have 24 threads in 1" of the steerer tube. 

Stu.....Im not that bloomin thick ..  

[animal]

From what u have shown its all standard . The problem in my opinion is that the threads have been cut or rolled on but not formed correctly . They need re- dieing  U can clearly c this from the pictures. the die was never tightened 2 cut the threads 2 the correct depth, Hence anything not worn with chrome in the threads will not tighten down easily  If the nut runs all the way down its clearly 24 T.P.I. .

[GavinDavis]

Yep it has to be 

I dropped them off today so the guy can run the correct die up and down the thread.

Picking them up tomorrow so fingers crossed they will be all good 

[GavinDavis]

Thanks for all of your help and advice guys.....picked the forks up today and the thread is now mint!

The guy ran the die down it so it must have a crappy thread from new 

Im happy and still love 2-Hip so thats all good.....now to build the little monkey 

[garran]

nice result, i was going to suggest putting some stilsons on there and wearing it in, but i prefer your method mate!!!  (the things i used to do with a hammer and screwdriver bitd)

[GavinDavis]

Cheers Garran 

Im pretty chuffed now  ....gonna start building it when our little boy goes to bed