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headset tap.?

Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:18 am
by Andy Pickering
Someone please tell me the tap size for headlight rim screws..Im guessing about 4mm as 5mm falls in so need to order one and need to get the correct one..GP headset BTW.. mines full of powder coat... :)

Re: headset tap.?

Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 2:07 am
by byron
M3 or 3.5 ?
I'll check tomorrow if nobody else comes back with a definite answer

Re: headset tap.?

Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 9:03 am
by lammie200
3mm at .50 pitch. Just filled and retapped one myself.

Re: headset tap.?

Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:36 am
by mickdale
i believe if the thread has gone and you can live with not being exactly standard, you can tap 3.5mm (the same thread as light switch screws)

Re: headset tap.?

Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 2:55 pm
by Andy Pickering
3mm will do fine thanks chaps...thread not knacked just full of powder coat and needs a tap running through..