Remove Chubb spindle
Martin Hewitt, Investigator Chronicles of Martin Hewitt
MartinHewitt wrote:Different dial, new problem: The bl**dy safe tech who mounted the dial used a wrong spline key and cut and/or wedged the notch open. A drive cam can be screwed on with force, but it will damage the threading of the drive cam. I suppose there are no dies for cutting this threading available? Any other way to salvage this? Edit: I guess I have to correct the damage with a file.
MartinHewitt wrote:The threading is an UNS 3/8"x30. A 3/8" die would be no problem, but x30 is finer and rarer than UNF. I cleaned up the threads with a fine triangle file. Now only a good groove is still to be made.
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