ASA Thread problem....

[Lemon]

When I was screwing an elbow into my Bullet Style drop forward I crossthreaded and stripped the threads of both the elbow and the ASA.

How can I repair this?

[Sancho'sZ]

The only way I can think of to repair this would be to re-drill and then re-tap the hole hopefully salvageing the accident.

[hitech]

Don't drill it. Try "cleaning up" the threads with a tap (it should be 1/8 NPT).

[Lemon]

Thanks guys.

I was talking to the dude at my local pb shop and he gave me directions to a machinist. First thing the machinist said was "what the hell is this thing?"

I'm like, "its a high pressure air on/off."

Looking at it he goes, "well, the threads are f'cked I'll tell ya that much. Metric or standard?"

"Standard"

*two minutes later*

"Thats that. The teflon tape should keep it sealed up."

:confused:"You sure?"

"Well how much pressure is going through this thing?"

:rolleyes:"About 1000 psi."

:eek:"What the f'ck are you doing with that much pressure?"

"Paintball"

"Ohhhhh..."

:D