Originally Posted by
Robbie Rickshaw
[This problem has been solved]
A most excellent edit. I vote we put something in the noob sticky to encourage others to do the same.
forming the bolt into a self-tapping screw of sorts using files and a die grinder.
Now this is a good idea. As mentioned, some rear axles share the same thread; a spare one of these would have made a perfect impromptu tap.
If you're just chasing damaged threads, it's sufficient to just cut 3 or 4 slots along the bolt; I use a dremel with a cut-off wheel.
But you can even make threads from scratch like this too, at least through a couple of mm of ally plate... if you also grind a taper onto the end of the bolt.
I own no taps or dies (or a lathe for that matter), but that doesn't stop me cutting threads
