theKiwi Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Anyone have any ideas on where I might be able to buy a thin hex jam nut - thread size 1¼" x 16 threads per inch. The "normal" fine thread nut this size is 12 threads per inch - as you can see below this is labelled as USSF - presumably US Super Fine? It's for the fan retaining nut on a 1926 Franklin engine. This is the Franklin engineering drawing for the nut Thanks Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I don't think a tap with that thread is made now. UNF (fine) is 1 1/4"-12 for 12 thread per inch (TPI) UNEF (extra fine) is 1.25" - 18, not 16 TPI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theKiwi Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 10 hours ago, mike6024 said: That's all that I can find. 12 TPI not 16 TPI Zinc Yellow-Chromate Plated Steel—Grade 8 1 1/4"-121 7/8"23/32"193839A860$6.30 1.25 - 12 UNF jam nut https://www.mcmaster.com/93839a860 Thanks Mike - yes, I found that one at McMaster Carr. And a couple of other places too. This is the one I'd like to replace - it has been severely abused in a former life by someone too lazy to find or buy a socket (1⅞") to fit it. Neither the "snout" or the nut were very tight - the snout came off with almost no effort and the nut with very little effort with a 2" socket on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans1 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Had a similar issue, welded a larger hex ring around a damaged crank jaw damaged surface. filled in and smoothed surface. looks like you may have room around your damaged nut to add to the overall diameter. Perhaps you have thought of carefully, bit by bit welding up the surfaces and then redress the surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theKiwi Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 34 minutes ago, Hans1 said: Had a similar issue, welded a larger hex ring around a damaged crank jaw damaged surface. filled in and smoothed surface. looks like you may have room around your damaged nut to add to the overall diameter. Perhaps you have thought of carefully, bit by bit welding up the surfaces and then redress the surfaces. If I don't find a better one, I just plan to reuse this one, pretty much as is - I don't want to do anything to it that might damage the threads in any way so it would no longer thread on. The long "snout" (the crank handle part) that goes on after this mangled nut has much more length of the threads to engage, and so can be tightened up pretty well after the nut has been tightened. I might try and file down the worst of the lumps on it to get it to better fit a 6 sided socket that I have. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV Puleo Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Have you asked Mike West? He has a huge supply of Franklin parts. The proper tap is readily available...look on ebay, the cheapest I saw was about $28.00. You will need a piece of hex stock the proper size - try speedy metals. Making a nut like this is about 2 hrs work. I'd offer to single point one for you but without the crankshaft to fit it to, I can't be certain of the fit. A tap is the right way to go. If you are willing to pay for the material, I'll make it for you and take the tap as my profit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 I looked for taps and did not find any. Not 1.25-16. There were others, but not that. I'd like to see the link to the tap. i do see 1.25-7 and 1.25-12 and 1.25-18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-1-4-16-HSS-Taper-Hand-Tap/262052746728? 1-1/4 - 16 HSS Hand Tap I would buy one of those nuts at Mcmaster-Carr that are 1 1/4 - 12 and run this tap through to alter the threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-1-4-16-NC-Bottom-Tap-8-Flute-GH12-HSS-TRW/133005894824? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-1-4-16-NS-Tap-6-Flute-HSS-Norman/143191517504? These two are both priced at $28.95 and by the same seller. But you better verify they are correct. This seems like the type of seller who can make mistakes in descriptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV Puleo Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 6 hours ago, mike6024 said: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-1-4-16-HSS-Taper-Hand-Tap/262052746728? 1-1/4 - 16 HSS Hand Tap I would buy one of those nuts at Mcmaster-Carr that are 1 1/4 - 12 and run this tap through to alter the threads. A very poor idea if you want the threads to be secure... I doubt you could even torque it properly without what remained of the threads pulling out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Well test it out and measure the torque then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theKiwi Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Thanks for the links to Ebay - I've bought the tapered tap from the guy - should arrive Monday. Then I'll be able to figure out the next step. (I doubt it will be to rethread a 12 threads per inch nut though) The fan is away having its rubber disks replaced, so I won't see it probably for a couple of weeks to put things back together. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimus Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 found on Ebay lookup 06-11800 or axle nut Cessna . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theKiwi Posted April 13, 2019 Author Share Posted April 13, 2019 28 minutes ago, Bimus said: found on Ebay lookup 06-11800 or axle nut Cessna . Yes, I found that one - https://www.ebay.com/itm/AXLE-NUT-CESSNA-06-11800-1-1-4-16-THREAD-MS21025-202-AIRCRAFT-AVIATION-USED/192878997867?hash=item2ce87bf16b:g:drwAAOSwKVVcpCVm it's a castle nut and not sure what it's made from. Also this one https://www.ebay.com/itm/AIRCRAFT-A6F-EA6B-E-SYSTEMS-27055-NOS-NUT-1-1-4-16-UN-ALUM-2024-187-H-1-1-2-HX/381335231830?hash=item58c959dd56:g:V-UAAOSwLVZVrB68 made of aluminium, and much thinner than the original is. Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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