Both of these are very good tips. I will add: patience. Chauncey Matthews didn't chase the brazed-on boss threads and I had a bolt break off just shy of the surface of one of them, forget which, after I stupidly installed a bolt dry and tried to force its removal. Panic and anguish. I was able to get a tenuous grip on the remaining 1/8" stub with needlenose Vise Grips, and after liberally dousing the bolt with spray lube, I spent 30 minutes rocking it gently back and forth in minute arcs until it finally worked its way out. That exercise did serve to chase the threads.
On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 12:12 PM 'Scott Luly' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > ... Also, chasing threads can be assisted by using a little lubrication of some sort: anti seeze/thread lube compound, Sea Foam, WD-40, most any lube. Even motor oil, not that I would given other options. > > Another nifty trick is to start chasing from the opposite side you would typically introduce the bolt. For example on drop out eyelets start from the inboard wheel side. That way if something binds or goes a little wrong you could have second attempt by trying from the outboard wheel side. There have been times when I've had threads start to bugger/bind for one reason or another and it's a simple way to clean things back up by running a bolt through from other side. A second shot at same task, if you will. Assuming it's possible, for example one wouldn't be able to do this on a bottom bracket type scenario since there isn't access from the opposite side. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvHDCB0Fq6rF9B3CYRyVe4wdE2dbjZG3sTF4X0HbyAx7Q%40mail.gmail.com.
