Originally Posted by
Campag4life
Well then you have disdain for most machine assemblies out there
because most use press aka interference fits throughout. They do have their place and without them, we would have many gas engines on the planet.
Yeah, I know that, but I was really referring to their use on bikes. Even there, they do work pretty well in some places such as sealed bearing hubs. But for an old 'ball and cone' guy like myself, there's nothing like threads to give one confidence in a stable, creak-free fit.