I tightened the collet nut without clicking the collet into the nut. As a result I overtightened the nut. I couldn’t get it off without some oil and heat. The threads are badly damaged. Can just the spindle itself be purchased from Sienci and not the whole kit?
I am pretty sure that you could just buy the spindle but may I ask why you wouldn’t attempt repair? Is there not enough thread to just grind off the damaged section ?
Just to be clear, I would only grind off the actual threads and not touch the tapered inside.
Hey Rick,
You might be able to retread it, either with the right sized (M22?) nut or with an actual tread cutter thing? You got it off, so you must be able to get something back on.
Yes it will look burred and it will stay looking badly used, but things don’t need to be pretty to work.
A rusty axe still axes if you just sharpen the edge.
@Rdaigneault IMHO as the others have said, those threads can be repaired with a thread chaser or a die. You may even get them workable using a small triangular file to clean up the damage. Replacing the spindle would be overkill.
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@Rdaigneault I agree with what everyone else has said. Only thing I’d add is to check the inside of the spindle shaft to make sure it hasn’t been damaged by the improperly inserted collet.
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I filed down the grooves and It is fixed. Thanks for the advice. Saved me hundreds of dollars. I appreciate it.
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the thread was closed and locked so I can’t respond with this there, but if you’ve never seen something called a Thread file it’s amazing for exactly that sort of repair
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They can be life savers…I have one in imperial and one in metric!
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@gremlin Good add. I moved it to the original topic. Thank you.
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