Frame thread sizes?

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Frame thread sizes?

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Is there any where I can see all the frame thread sizes on 1963 swing arm frame?
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Re: Frame thread sizes?

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No chart that I am aware of. What do you need to know? Here are some off the top of my head.
foot control tabs are 3/8-16
dash is 5/16-18
oil tank front is 5/16-24
oil tank to swingarm is 5/16-24
swingarm to frame is 5/8-18
chain adjusters are 3/8-24
rear transmission bolts are 3/8-24
coil blocks are 3/8-24
seat tee tab 5/16-24
advance cable tab 10-32
tool box mounts are 5/16-24
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Re: Frame thread sizes?

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I had frame painted and was going to run taps through all the holes. I have looked all over for that info. Thank you.
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Re: Frame thread sizes?

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Make sure to run a thread chaser, not a tap. There is a difference between the two, and you can buy them at specialty tool places. A tap may very well remove material unnecessarily then you're stuck with a boogered hole.

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Re: Frame thread sizes?

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Gotnoclass wrote:Make sure to run a thread chaser, not a tap. There is a difference between the two, and you can buy them at specialty tool places. A tap may very well remove material unnecessarily then you're stuck with a boogered hole.
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Excellent advice, I was going to say the same thing.
I picked up a nice set several years ago from Mac Tools; they cover the most popular sizes and have 'male and female'. (Instead of saying 'tap' and 'die'.)
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Re: Frame thread sizes?

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Just got my thread chasers, thanks for the advice. Would you know the the length of bolts in motor mounts & trans mount?
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