Threads in the end of CV shaft?

[RonL]

What are the specs threads in the end of a DI front CV shaft?
It is not a 1/2" or 7/16 SAE thread or a M10 or m12.
Rave says to check end play by installing a bolt and pulling/pushing, but I can't find the right bolt.

 

[revor]

Te ones I make are 8mm. Rover are a weird metric fine thread iirc

 

[RonL]

I found a website in England that says 7/16-18BSF(British Standard Fine). SAE threads are 7/16-14 or 7/16-20 per inch......

 

[xcmountain80]

hMM similar to a toyota thread?

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[muskyman]

there are actually two different threads in them. Some have 10mm 1.25 pitch and some are 3/8 BS.

I can almost always get one of the flange bolts to thread in enough to pull on the shaft to tap the flange into place.

 

[Steve Rupp]

If you get something close you can just hold it at an angle to pull it in and out to check end play. I've never had a flange that was so tight I couldn't get the stub axle to move back and forth.

 

[muskyman]

the ones that are tight are the stock ones on trucks that have never off-roaded. The ones on my wifes RRC are so tight they need to be tapped pretty good to slide onto the splines.