Mullered hub nut thread: fixable?

[Mankee]

Doing my rear brakes today and they have been a bit of a git from start to finish. In fact, I've not even finished yet as I need to retrieve my hub pullers to do the last corner of the car.

 

Anyway, the O/S driveshaft nut thread has been helpfully chewed up by someone before I got the car. I've not tried to torque the nut back up yet, but it was FT on removal and I don't fancy running around for very long with damage like this.

 

Is this fixable if I remove the shaft and take/send it somewhere like Reco-Prop? Or have I got to shell out for a complete replacement shaft? Shame to bin them as there's nothing wrong with them as far as I'm aware.

 

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[Ian Mackenzie]

Hi there

 

I think the stup axle is a standard Ford Sierra part so you may be able to get a replacement and rebuild the drive shaft.

 

Cheers

 

Ian

[Wrightpayne]

Mankee

 

There was a post a while ago quoting the individual parts for the CV joints and where to get them from.

 

here

 

Ian

 

Edited by - Wrightpayne on 20 Aug 2013 18:55:18

[tbird]

Is it past having a decent die run down it to clean it up ,

 

Tim

[Birkin S3 ZA.]

If it was mine I would recut the threads only removing just enough to get a full clean thread, then make a nut to suit as the stub thread would be a non standard size.

Chris.

 

Edited by - Birkin S3 ZA. on 20 Aug 2013 20:16:24