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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: wizard on March 20, 2008, 12:49:29

Title: turret retaining rings ?????
Post by: wizard 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 ?

Regards
wizard  :twisted:

Title: Re: turret retaining rings ?????
Post by: DiscoDan 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.

Cheers, Dan

Title: Re: turret retaining rings ?????
Post by: lee celtic on March 20, 2008, 19:17:41

whot he said :lol: :lol:

Title: Re: turret retaining rings ?????
Post by: Disco-andy 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?

Title: Re: turret retaining rings ?????
Post by: andrew2986 on March 20, 2008, 20:21:11

my last set from paddocks had M8 on them

Title: Re: turret retaining rings ?????
Post by: wizard on March 20, 2008, 21:26:11

Okey dokey UNF sound about right. Any idea of size what about 3/8  ?

Regards
wizard :twisted:

Title: Re: turret retaining rings ?????
Post by: clbarclay 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  ?

Regards
wizard :twisted:

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.

Title: Re: turret retaining rings ?????
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 21, 2008, 03:27:29

And made of cheese, don't forget that :evil:

Title: Re: turret retaining rings ?????
Post by: wizard 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.

wizard :twisted:

Title: Re: turret retaining rings ?????
Post by: wizard on March 21, 2008, 14:33:49

5/16 UNF it is.

wizard