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MG TD TF 1500 - Thread Specs

Can anyone tell me the thread particulars for the right side steering knuckle shaft? It's an early car, so 5/8, and the thread is right handed, but BSW ? Number of threads? I need to order a die and try to sort these threads out. Thanks.....

Bill Reid TD4618

Thought the TD 3/4 had 16TPI which would make it UNF
How many TPI on your 5/8?
18 is UNF 11 is UNC
tables1

http://www.mgexp.com/phorum/read.php?46,3428563
George Butz

Thanks, George....British Fasteners has the die.
Bill Reid TD4618

Nothing like erasing actual answers so we can instead try to click on that god awful mgexp site to sift through answers. Tables1 has the correct answer on the 3/4 which fitted the majority of TD's as well as all TF's and MGA's. Then he went on to show how to figure out what thread the 5/8 was right here on this site. I would sooner slit my wrists as click on that horrid mge site for anything, ever. Looks like this site is just as fake as it when nonsense like that occurs
Ben Stevens

Mr Stevens I'm glad that the offensive post was deleted. Since I've been on this forum the contributor in question has personally attacked a few of us in a manner that is contrary to the spirit of this forum. Disagree with comments by all means but unprovoked & unwarranted abuse should not be tolerated. So I for one am pleased that the webmaster acted. Cheers
Peter TD 5801
P Hehir

Interesting comment Peter. I read the deleted comment and there was nothing offensive to it unless you have no idea what TPI means or how to operate a simple TPI chart, which was the intent on that message I read, as well as to point out that a link to another forum did not answer the question on this forum. How is that offensive? I too find the mge board loaded with pointless and staged posts, as do most people who have looked into it. Is that really what offended you, the fact that you are a frequent mge poster? How is that his fault? What personal attacks by him? I think you are completely making that up. Examples please?

Please tell me what was offensive in the post so I will not repeat the slight to you and get kicked off the board for trying to educate someone about something as simple at TPI and determining what threads are on something rather than rely on someone telling me what it is? Sorry if the whole idea of TPI sounds foreign and technical and overly complex, my intent is not to call anyone stupid by discussing it, but merely to point out that it is a rather simple thing to determine.
Ben Stevens

Mr Stevens. TPI stands for threads per inch, something I've been aware of since 1965. I've never used or read the MGE. The example you requested follows;

'Putting links like that I figure you guys have no clue how to figure out threads for yourself. Never learn if you never try. Keep everybody stupid, eh? Wonderful. Holy smokes THANK GOD for MGE!! We can all be mindless idiots with MGE to confirm basic stuff for us. Horay!

That sort of mindless tripe doesn't belong on this or any site IMHO. It achieves nothing. Don't bother responding. I've said all that I wish to say. Apologies to you Bill for the direction this thread has taken.. Cheers
Peter TD 5801
P Hehir

Good day again:

I realise the steering knuckle nut query has been solved. But I would like to interfere once more on the TPI situation.

From what I understand, up until about chassis # 12284 the TD steering knuckles were threaded 5/8"-14 BSF (LH & RH types).

Beginning at around chassis # 12285, the Service Parts List has them being changed to 3/4"-16 UNF (LH & RH types) ?

How close the switch was made is, to me at least, questionable. I don't envision the remaining BSF units just being jettisoned to make way for the newer UNF replacements.

I reckon the change would be gradual and BSF units were still employed past the paper change.

With respect to our older cars, one must be cautious regarding what thread sizes were/are used.

Perhaps; on an earlier BSF model TD a replacement set of UNF knuckles, due to some mechanical necessity, had been installed.

Or, and as silly as this may read, could it be possible that maybe only one BSF was replaced with a UNF type ?

Right then I'll pack it in before I totally sink myself ! Respectfully:
Emdall, Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia, Canada
Jack Emdall

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