Originally Posted by
phoebeisis
Buying the die to chase/clean up the threads-is EXPENSIVE-$50-$100
Not worth it
If you are a cheapskate-get a thin triangular file-harbor freight
and attempt to clean up the threads with it
Start somewhere-where the threads are "good" and work up towards to top
Yes you will be cutting out some metal-but so will a die
So take your time-it can work.
$5 file-triangular
Real cheapskates can do it with a table knife with fine sandpaper wrapped over the blade-file is better.
No point in paying a bike shop $50 to repair a $30 fork-unless it is a GREAT hard to replace fork.
No one ever suggested buying the threading die and what you propose as a fix is a lot of work for what a bike shop should do for $5 if you take them the bare fork. Running the die over the damaged threads will take 5 minutes if they are slow about it. They can also inspect the damage and let you know if it's so bad that cleaning up the threads won't help.