1984 WR400 help

I found them to be unobtainium on a local scale so got a man to remachine my axle to take a std metric nut

Would be better to have nuts made, than re-thread axle as it's hardened.
Later George

ebay seems to have a ton of them laying around as well.

I figured to go riding "now" I'd rethread and pick up an axle and nut later. it was an 8.00 in the morning discovery, riding later that day so quick trip to ol mate and im on the bike by 1.00pm, no time to ebay etc. other than ring a few guys with huskies but no spares nuts.

I bought a tap out of China and made my own. Can't tell you what the thread is because it's pissin down here and I would probably drown trying to get to the shed. If I remember right the swing arm nut is the same.

im on the sunny coast and getting a good drenching as well. lucky I went riding yesterday!

Same at the Canowindra Vinduro about 700 kms south!

Is the timing right.

thanks guys.

i reset timing to 17 but cant ride til i get the right axle nut.

i bought an m16x1.5 off mcmaster-carr and its just barely too big and too coarse.

if the bolt is SAE, then........
the threads measure to be a 20 (20 threads per inch) on my thread gage.
the OD of the threads measures 0.580" which is larger than 9/16" and smaller then 5/8"


and if its metric, then.......
per this website (https://www.metricmcc.com/catalog/Ch10/10-1011.pdf), 20.25 threads per inch is equivalent to 1.25 metric thread.

the OD of the threads measures 14.72 mm.....
im stumped. im sure i can find the right one between mcmaster and ebay, but not sure which size to search for.
its always the little things in the way!!

ill try calling a husky dealer today

im thinking its m15x1.25??

yep and the flywheel one is 14x1mm lh thread.
You can buy these taps out of china on ebay for not much money.

thanks. so we settle that its a m15x1.25...... ill keep searching

if i bought a tap, what would i be doing? buy an m14 nut and drill threads out then hope its the right size to be retapped?

ill be trying the dealer again tomorrow. they were closed today

i would think it easier to buy from a member here, a vendor, or ebay a new nut.
perhaps contact phil, halls, tri-trophy, huskydogg, etc.... by the time something is figured out one could show up at your door.

man my asz hurts!!

called husky dealer # 1 and they had no luck but said to call husky dealer #2
called husky dealer #2 and they had no luck but said husky dealer #3 has 3 in stock
called husky dealer #3 and they wanted $35 shipped!! ouch! not crazy money, but for a nut it sure is! i asked why and he said probably because its the last 2 in existance.... but its ordered and on the way.

hoping to have it for this weekend

Silastic [ silicone ] the bastard on and you will never loose it.
Silastic was invented for Husky's.

my $10 rethreading looks good

common to lose axle nuts?

Not sure but if you do its difficult to find another one. ive only lost one (front one) but I have had the rear one come loose a few times but picked it up soon enough

It must be a southern hemisphere thing, maybe they loosen in the southern hemisphere and tighten in the northern hemisphere?

must be! i guess ive been lucky!