Dose anyone have a 7/8 18 die for cutting threads that I can borrow or rent? Haveing a hard time finding one. Thanks

well yes, but shipping would cost ya the same in time and money as buying.. <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">

Bronco78-yeah your a little far away but who did you get thru.

MATCO dealer or through a local place dont remember Die is simply marked 7/8 NF. I'll check my receipts file and see what I can find

your looking for a 7/8 18 TPI Die? hmm, was sure NF for 7/8 was 14 TPI and NC was 9 TPI

I'll have to go look now.....Great another thing that willbug me till I find the answer... <IMG SRC="smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0">

rod ends are 7/8 18 at least the GM ones I used were.

7/8 14 is NF, but rod ends are 7/8 18. It,s not a standard thread thats why I'm haveing trouble getting one.

RH is available from several sources although not commonly stocked its a order item, about $100

the LH I think is acustom made deal, and costs alot more.

someone with a lathe should be able to cut them

Ive got a RH tap, but a buddy has a lathe at home, so I might cut one end RH and the other LH as it should be to adjust the toe in with the rod ends in place.

other wise I had planned to RH both ends and loosten one rod end to adjust toe.

Check MSC industrial supply or Enco industrial. They've got "special" taps and dies. ("special" indicates that the tpi is not standard national fine or national coarse...for those that didn't know)

I checked the ones I have and they are 7/8 14, I looked at the QA-1, NMB / NHBB, Aurora , FK, National , Heim , SKF catalogs and every one of the 7/8 rod ends is 14 TPI. Not trying to be an ass, but,,, Are you sure what you have is 7/8 18 tpi? I suppose there is one of everything somewhere out there, just never seen a 7/8 18 TPI rod end, nor can I find one in a catalog. Must be a secial order deal, or from a supplier I can not find. Good luck finding a die for it.

Originally posted by Bronco78:
<STRONG>I checked the ones I have and they are 7/8 14, I looked at the QA-1, NMB / NHBB, Aurora , FK, National , Heim , SKF catalogs and every one of the 7/8 rod ends is 14 TPI. Not trying to be an ass, but,,, Are you sure what you have is 7/8 18 tpi? I suppose there is one of everything somewhere out there, just never seen a 7/8 18 TPI rod end, nor can I find one in a catalog. Must be a secial order deal, or from a supplier I can not find. Good luck finding a die for it.</STRONG>

Look up these part #'s at your local Auto Parts dealer....They are 7/8-18.... ES2027L
and ES2026R <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/smokin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/beer.gif" border="0">

Look up these part #'s at your local Auto Parts dealer....They are 7/8-18.... ES2027L
and ES2026R
Again, not saying they dont make such a thing, just new to me. What brand are those PN? What type /style are they? I've tried a few searches with the PN and get no hits?
MORE DATA, make me smarter (that aint real hard)

Look up these part #'s at your local Auto Parts dealer....They are 7/8-18.... ES2027L
and ES2026R

Ok I see now, why I can not find that PN, it's a tie rod end.. NOT what was being discussed here. We were talking about rod ends.
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rod ends are 7/8 18 at least the GM ones I used were. [/QUOTE]
STEVECJ2A
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7/8 14 is NF, but rod ends are 7/8 18. It,s not a standard thread thats why I'm haveing trouble getting one.

PN ES2027L and ES2026R are Tie rod ends, or at least on the two Car parts search pages I found, TRW and Moog

Originally posted by STEVECJ2A:
<STRONG>Dose anyone have a 7/8 18 die for cutting threads that I can borrow or rent? Haveing a hard time finding one. Thanks</STRONG>

7/8-18 is a special thread or UNS. I may have one here in Carson ... I'll check tomorrow morning and PM you.