Minlak
custom titis
Was riding the other month with my camelbak - couldn’t get water out - pulled it completely apart checked hoses everything - found the off switch in the mouth pice never used it in 10 year on any pack
Confessions from the fuckwits
- Thread starter moorey
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dirtdad
Wants to be special but is too shy
Got a new rear wheel a while back, and (tldr) must have cross threaded a brand new cassette body when fitting it the first time. Felt tight, and rode ok. But two rides in, noticed a rattle in the rear somewhere. Took me 20 minutes to find it was play in the large cassette sprockets.
Much diagnosing and googling ensued. Checking the damn cassette for a missing spacer. Telling myself this hub must be unique in needing an extra spacer even for 11sp. Even went into the LBS without the wheel on a whim and (made a fool of myself) asked for a spacer from the local mech - who told me I didn't need one.
Eventually started comparing it to my other rear wheel, and realised the locking doesn't engage very far... Of course. Fucker is cross threaded. Probably stuffed to the point of needing a new body I figured. So might as well do what I can.
Not having any sort of tap that size to try and clean up the threads (not that it would probably help much with the bearings in the way) I figured I'd hack at it. Can't make it worse right? Eventually macgyvered it with a file and a knife, straightening the threads enough to get it on tight.
All from my dopey ham fisted cross threading when I first installed the bugger.
Much diagnosing and googling ensued. Checking the damn cassette for a missing spacer. Telling myself this hub must be unique in needing an extra spacer even for 11sp. Even went into the LBS without the wheel on a whim and (made a fool of myself) asked for a spacer from the local mech - who told me I didn't need one.
Eventually started comparing it to my other rear wheel, and realised the locking doesn't engage very far... Of course. Fucker is cross threaded. Probably stuffed to the point of needing a new body I figured. So might as well do what I can.
Not having any sort of tap that size to try and clean up the threads (not that it would probably help much with the bearings in the way) I figured I'd hack at it. Can't make it worse right? Eventually macgyvered it with a file and a knife, straightening the threads enough to get it on tight.
All from my dopey ham fisted cross threading when I first installed the bugger.
moorey
call me Mia
What hub?
Jpez
Down on the left!
Bringing back memories now. I’m of the vintage of 5for $5 vids from the video store. Always mostly horror splatter themed and always a couple of the lucky dip $1 who the fuck knows vids.
Yeah Troma. There was some weird and rotten shit amongst that catalog.
Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
To make you feel a bit better, my brand spanking CarbonTi free-wheel needs a spacer. WTF. Took twenty minutes of searching the shed to find something I haven't used in years.
glenn1529
Likes Dirt
Are you sure this is the right thread?
Flow-Rider
Burner
dirtdad
Wants to be special but is too shy
Mind blown! Don't know what you don't know I guess! Totally going to look for these.
(Saved hub in the end, but more luck than good workmanship)
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
...and my favourite drama movie is blood sucking freaks, just like your momma.
ForkinGreat
Knows his Brassica oleracea
Whilst not a Troma film, Eight legged freaks is a much better movie, IMO
ForkinGreat
Knows his Brassica oleracea
I assume these come in a range of sizes, which one would suit most/all common bike screw threads?
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
Yeah don't loose that. It is important.
Labcanary
One potato, two potato, click
That's exactly what I said to myself at the time.
I've also somehow misplaced the drive side seal. Utter F-wittery.
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
New bike time. You can't come back from this.
Labcanary
One potato, two potato, click
An expensive lesson but it must be done.
Flow-Rider
Burner
You need to buy the thread file with the correct 'thread pitch' for your repair, they generally come in imperial and metric thread pitches. Most people that don't deal with thread pitches on a daily basis will most likely need a thread pitch gauge.
They do come in a few different physical sizes but generally one size does a large range of sizes in diameters of internal and external threads. The thread files don't normally cover specialised or strange threads but there's usually something on there that can get you out of trouble. It's only for minor repairs, if the thread is really hacked you'll still need a tap and die set or a helicoil set at the worst.
You pick the right pitch and file away. OD doesn't matter. Thread form is governed by pitch, talking metric threads so it doesn't matter if the thread is M6x1 or M600x1. Imperial is more or less the same but based on threads per inch (tpi). Be careful though because the included angle of metric and various imperial threads are not the same. For example metric is 60deg while whitworth from memory is 55deg.
Edit: Flow beat me to it.
Freediver
I can go full Karen
There's films produced by Troma and films distibuted by Troma. Hit and misses with both but there is more misses with the films they only distribute.
Check out Poultrygeist.