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turret retaining rings ?????
« on: March 20, 2008, 12:49:29 »
I recently made up some turret spacers for a customer and discovered that there seems to be different threads used on the turret rings.
On my Disco they are a standard 8mm, as i thought they all were. I dispatched the spacers only to be told they dont fit because threads on the customers turret rings are a lot finer than a standard 8mm pitch.

Has anyone ever come across this before ?  Could there be a difference between standard LR turret rings and after market ones ?

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Re: turret retaining rings ?????
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2008, 14:48:29 »
Hi ya.

As I understand it from my recent purchase of suspension parts the Genuine LR rings have the original UNF? finer thread, whereas aftermarket suppliers fit the more modern 8mm thread.

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Re: turret retaining rings ?????
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2008, 19:17:41 »
whot he said :lol: :lol:
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Re: turret retaining rings ?????
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2008, 19:51:34 »
i have noiced that to that lr origanats are fine tread and some of the repacements are m8?
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Re: turret retaining rings ?????
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2008, 20:21:11 »
my last set from paddocks had M8 on them
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Re: turret retaining rings ?????
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2008, 21:26:11 »
Okey dokey UNF sound about right. Any idea of size what about 3/8  ?

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Re: turret retaining rings ?????
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2008, 23:57:54 »
Quote from: wizard on March 20, 2008, 21:26:11
Okey dokey UNF sound about right. Any idea of size what about 3/8  ?

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3/8" would be about 9.5mm which would be much more like an M10 than an M8. Without measuring one 5/16" (7.9mm) UNF sounds much more like it.
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Re: turret retaining rings ?????
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2008, 03:27:29 »
And made of cheese, don't forget that :evil:
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Re: turret retaining rings ?????
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2008, 09:10:42 »
The bloke doesnt live far from me, so we are going to meet up and have and give it a good looking at.

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Re: turret retaining rings ?????
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2008, 14:33:49 »
5/16 UNF it is.

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