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Old Mar 24, 2020 | 12:55 PM
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Looking for information on what dye to use to clean up the threads that hold the steering wheel to the column on my 53. Thanks in advance.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2020 | 08:25 AM
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I had to do that after I smashed the tube. It was scary but did work. Unfortunately I forgot what thread it is. I took the nut to a friend who has a bunch of that stuff. We matched the nut to a tap then used that size die to repair the tube. Good luck.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2020 | 08:47 AM
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Thanks for responding I'll be doing the same.
 
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Old Mar 26, 2020 | 08:55 AM
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I think it is 5/8-18 NF. Maybe someone can verify that.
 
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If it's not too bad you can use a thread file to " clean up " the threads .
 
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