Originally Posted by
FBinNY
I just reread the post, and it's vague as to what he means. I took it as the fork is stripped and can't be tightened, but it could also be I can't get it started which is a horse of a different color.
I would not have interpreted it that way. Actual text was "no luck reassembling" and I would normally assume only a part of the threading was damaged. Chasing it would be my first attempt and I've done that numerous times with reasonable success.
Given that the thread title is "Stripped fork thread" I think the best we can say is that the OP was decidedly ambiguous about the nature of the problem.
But certainly it makes sense to start with the simple fixes, like chasing the threads. A thread file is handy for those times when you can't start a threaded piece:
