Screwed up my axle joint threads

[jabstick420]

While doing a boot replacement on my drivers side front outer boot, I managed to bang up the threads on the joint. Took several blows with two sledges to get the thing out of the hub.

called around and couldn't find a machine shop that has the capability to re-thread this bad boy.

Just the first few threads are messed up, the remaing 75% is still good.

Any advice to re-thread?

apparently this is a M27x1.75, correct?

would like to fix this issue, but buying a new cv joint is not out of the question.

any thoughts?

[Joshdub]

How bad are the threads?

[jabstick420]

outermost 2-3 threads are messed up. the rest is good.

looks like the sledge blows compressed the starting thread.

[jabstick420]

not sure if I need a thread chaser, or a thread file.

[Ricky Bobby]

Can you crank out the threads to ghetto re-tap using the old axle nut? This is why i use a puller to pull the axle back through the hub instead of banging on the stub lol

[jabstick420]

not sure how to ghetto re-tap. any advice?

gonna order a thread file in 1.75 and get to work.

learned my lesson, and the other side was done in 30min.

now I'm stuck with a fresh booted side, and a no-go on the other side.

[upallnight]

The lesson learn is to put back on the nut before hitting the axle with a sledgehammer.

[upallnight]

If it is just the first thread or two, you can get a dremel and dremel the thread down so the nut can go back on the axle.

[jabstick420]

Originally Posted by upallnight

The lesson learn is to put back on the nut before hitting the axle with a sledgehammer.

yeah, that's what I did with the passenger side, and it worked like a charm.

this job could've been done by now.

funny thing is, I kept reading that the nut should be left on when pounding the axle out.

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by upallnight

The lesson learn is to put back on the nut before hitting the axle with a sledgehammer.

Yes that is the proper way!!