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Old 05-23-2004, 09:39 PM
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grease works just as well, just lather up the whole shaft really well, it will wipe off, and will leave a film for sliding in when you rebuild the motor.
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Old 05-24-2004, 01:53 AM
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Electrical tape is the key

Lots of it
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Old 05-24-2004, 04:05 PM
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HAHA---

i found that out the hard way too.



no worries though... either live n learn, or buy some very small files to clean the threads back up.
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Old 05-25-2004, 01:57 AM
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my local metric hardware shop does thread repair
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Old 05-26-2004, 01:56 AM
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I found this out the hard way but i just used the nut to straighten them back out.

I was worried.
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