Rear Wishbone Toe in Adjuster

[Badgerchim]

Afternoon.
Wondering if anybody has had difficulty reinstalling the large threaded sleeve back into the wish bone.
Got the old ones out well one of them anyway and even that seemed tight. A trial reinstall using the old one resulted in binding. The threads are clean and undamaged so I can only assume it is heat galling with the friction doing it up. Is it a case just a case of doing up slowly and a lubricant?
I have some lovely machined ss ones to install but believe ss is more susceptible to galling and don't know whether to use them or stick with originals.
Any pointers advice appreciated. Ta

[bluezeeland]

Tim,

The threaded sleeve should able to move freely in the housing of the wishbone, albeit snug........it is an adjuster, it should be able to move...
If the housing is corroded this can be overcome by blasting, but this will 'create' more 'play' which you don't want..............most probably the wishbone, as a whole is corroded too ? If so, I would think of replacing it for new.......

Frank

[Badgerchim]

Thanks Frank.
it's the large threaded sleeve the adjuster slides into. Its out of the wishbone and there is no corrosion but trying to rescrew it back into the wb it seems incredible tight and binds up. Don't want force it and it bind up completely or am I just being too cautious?

[Badgerchim]

Frank
Sorry misread your response and talking about the same bit. I had blasted and refurbed the wb leaving just the adjuster in to protect the threads. Like I say came out and no corrosion but wasn't expecting it to be so tight and bind going back in.

[phillpot]

Surely you should be putting it back in smothered in Coppaslip or whatever, not dry?

[Badgerchim]

Copaslipped up and as slippy as s slippy thing. That's why I don't understand it is so tight

[Steve_D]

If you left the adjuster in then it is likely you now have blasting grit driven into the surface of the threads. You need to either leave the threads open and clean out the grit before inserting the adjuster or completely seal the thread.
What has likely happened is the grit was in the beginning of the thread so when you removed the old adjuster it jammed the grit into the surface. Seen this a few times and have even destroyed taps trying to clean out 'gritted' threads.

Steve

[phillpot]

This made me think you were going in dry

Badgerchim said:

I can only assume it is heat galling with the friction doing it up. Is it a case just a case of doing up slowly and a lubricant?

A tap or thread restorer that size won't be cheap but here's an 'old trick'.... make two or three cuts like this around the first few threads, not right through just cutting the actual threads.
In a bit, out a bit, in a bit more, out a bit

[Badgerchim]

Oooer missus. Thanks very much chaps. I'll give the slot cutting trick a go.

[bluezeeland]

phillpot said:

This made me think you were going in dry

Badgerchim said:

I can only assume it is heat galling with the friction doing it up. Is it a case just a case of doing up slowly and a lubricant?

A tap or thread restorer that size won't be cheap but here's an 'old trick'.... make two or three cuts like this around the first few threads, not right through just cutting the actual threads.
In a bit, out a bit, in a bit more, out a bit

In a bit, out a bit.........where did you get that, Mike...........

[Paulprior]

I had the same issue a few months ago when I replaced mine, one side was fine but the other one would not clean up, even well greases and going back and forth it ended up making it worse so I bought a tap, actually they can be had very cheaply on eBay, I think it was about £8 delivered, you could borrow mine but 2 times postage gets you a new one delivered

[Paulprior]

This is what I bought

[phillpot]

Paulprior said:

This is what I bought

A bargain! ...

[Badgerchim]

Ordered. Thanks Paul and all

[Paulprior]

i was a bit concerned about what i would get for that price, but it looked and performed perfectly as expected, so a good purchase

[Badgerchim]

Just a quick update.
Tap arrived this morning and pleased to report adjuster now fitted no probs. Surprised how much crap came out even though I thought I had cleaned it well first time.
Ta very much for heads up. Well worth the purchase and at a great price.

[phillpot]

Finishing touch, one of these popped in to help keep crud 'n muck out


blanking cap


The big lock nut and exposed thread at the other end I wrapped in Denso tape

Sticky gooey tape

[Badgerchim]

👍Good shout

[Paulprior]

Do you know what diameter is required for the end cap?, seems a good idea

[phillpot]

Paulprior said:

Do you know what diameter is required for the end cap?, seems a good idea

When I click on the link it says 32mm , pack of six (few spares)