Thread: TAP & DIE

Originally Posted by banjo

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Hi everyone does any1 know of someone who has a tap to suit the right hand thread of a serries 3 tie rod (ball joint) in newcastle one i can borrow or a supplier where i can get one .i cant finish me car till i can get 1 i need it to make the draglink cause 1 end is toyota 60 serries i have that end sorted just cant seem to find the odd sized rover one & imposable to get it in lefthand thread but i got a new right hand thread one anyway.. i have 2 differant sizes 2 people have measured it & they both gave differant sizes they are.
11/16 B 16TPI BSF

11/16 UNS 16TPI

does anyone know whitch is the right one or know where i could borrow or buy one
THANX

I bought mine from Brian Hjelm on here. Good quality and can't complain about the price.

11/16 UNF (16tpi) sounds right - but I can check mine when I get home.

Brian Hejlm on here is your man,sells imports them.Im sure he will spot the thread if not send him a PM,that is his username.
Goodluck
Andrew

See my post in your gen chit chat thread.



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Originally Posted by isuzurover

I bought mine from Brian Hjelm on here. Good quality and can't complain about the price.

11/16 UNF (16tpi) sounds right - but I can check mine when I get home.

that would be good if you wouldnt mind checking it for me as they wrote done UNS not UNF i have never hear of UNS b4 2day..

Originally Posted by banjo

that would be good if you wouldnt mind checking it for me as they wrote done UNS not UNF i have never hear of UNS b4 2day..

NS is National Special. NF & NC are National Fine and National Coarse, the standard forms of the the American National system. NS is to be used only when a standard thread is not adequate. In this case, steering rods, the size has been in use since before rationalistion in about 1949 when 11/16 became an obsolete size to be used only as necessary when a standard would not be adequate.

LR/RR steering rods are 11/16" x 16tpi NS, left hand and right hand. I have both taps and dies in right and left hand available exstock. Taps are intermediate lead, and the dies are 1 1/2" diameter. Both taps and dies are High Speed Steel. Taps $16 RH, $30 LH, dies are $20 RH, $35 LH. Plusd postage.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

See my post in your gen chit chat thread.



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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

NS is National Special. NF & NC are National Fine and National Coarse, the standard forms of the the American National system. NS is to be used only when a standard thread is not adequate. In this case, steering rods, the size has been in use since before rationalistion in about 1949 when 11/16 became an obsolete size to be used only as necessary when a standard would not be adequate.

LR/RR steering rods are 11/16" x 16tpi NS, left hand and right hand. I have both taps and dies in right and left hand available exstock. Taps are intermediate lead, and the dies are 1 1/2" diameter. Both taps and dies are High Speed Steel. Taps $16 RH, $30 LH, dies are $20 RH, $35 LH. Plusd postage.

hi brian i just send you an email.you wouldnt happen to have toyota 1 its
21 x1.5 metric.its cheaper to have it done if i get tap insted of doing it with lathe.

I think you would be better off to keep both ends the correct parts, that is the 11/16" x 16 tpi LR part. However, a 21mm x 1.5 tap is available even if it is a rarely encountered size. Would be ex USA, about 4 weeks delivery, and around AU$60 dependent on exchange rate and air mal cost.

What is the reasoning behind having the Toyota rod end on one side?