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   rbowman to AMuzi   
   Re: What size nut goes onto a typical US   
   07 Aug 23 16:41:07   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Mon, 07 Aug 2023 10:27:32 -0500, AMuzi wrote:   
      
   > On 8/4/2023 3:45 PM, Gregg wrote:   
   >> i have a schrader valve on a air line and i cant find a nut to fit so i   
   >> can mount it on my bumper. i had one but when i replaced it i lost the   
   >> nut and cant find one. 5/16 fine is close but it is a finer thread   
   >>   
   >>   
   > 7.7mm x 32tpi.  Decidedly non-standard among modern threaded things.   
   > Probably common in the 1890s but we've had several thread standard   
   > systems come and go since then   
      
   Is that the standard nut used on motorcycle valve stems and tubes? A bike   
   shop would probably give you one. New tubes come with two.   
      
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