rossybee Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 The thread on my swirl tower dipstick (Standard CC DS system) is damaged (I think it unscrewed itself and rattled away during a track day ☹️) Does anyone know of a quick fix (re-thread?) and what the thread is? Has this happened before? TIA Ssssssssssscottish SssssssssuperSssssssssnot! 😬 😬 😬 Scotland - North Of The Smoke AO 😬 😬 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossybee Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 Oh, and to add, I reckon the female thread on the tower may be damaged too... ....by damaged, it's more just the start of both threads have been flattened I think.... Ssssssssssscottish SssssssssuperSssssssssnot! 😬 😬 😬 Scotland - North Of The Smoke AO 😬 😬 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted October 31, 2006 Leadership Team Share Posted October 31, 2006 Have you priced replacements from CC? Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Durrant Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 When this happened on mine I managed to repair the flattened thread on the dipstick using a fine file Mark D Comp Sec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 If you decide to get a new one can i have the old one for research purposes please, willing to pay for it. Cheers. R500 Mango Madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Walker Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Rossy Bee, Sadly it happens all the time. I have my caps lock wired now. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossybee Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Thanks chaps If you decide to get a new one can i have the old one for research purposes please, willing to pay for it. Cheers. Peter, have contacted CC to get a price, but I suspect it'll be pricey - but if I do decide to replace, then it's yours for a donation to NtL Ssssssssssscottish SssssssssuperSssssssssnot! 😬 😬 😬 Scotland - North Of The Smoke AO 😬 😬 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossybee Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Initial response says it's M12 x 1.75, and: "As the parts are ali, they may well be damaged beyond use... I've not seen this as a problem on an R400 before. Ssssssssssscottish SssssssssuperSssssssssnot! 😬 😬 😬 Scotland - North Of The Smoke AO 😬 😬 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Thanks, try buying the one for the R500 then, it's magnesuim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! R500 Mango Madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossybee Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 £27.50 + vat for the dipstick alone ☹️ So I went to Agra & they fixed it in 5 mins for nowt 😬 Happy chappy Ssssssssssscottish SssssssssuperSssssssssnot! 😬 😬 😬 Scotland - North Of The Smoke AO 😬 😬 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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