That's what the co-ops are for. And for what its worth I would encourage everyone hear to keep this in mind for BB's, headsets, pedal threads(made out of old spindle's) and anything else when the threads get boogered, it does require a sacrificial part so there's that but then you have that tool from now on.
Originally Posted by
Lascauxcaveman
Ah, a DIY die, in other words. I don't have any French threaded any-of-those to work with, though. So I may have to go with my original plan.
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Wildwood, what do think of
this thing for the top half of the headset? It looks period correct anyway. The VO parts you gave me work just fine on the lower half; only took a little honing and finesse to fit it all in. The top half of the VO set is a no-go, being ISO threading, not French.