BecksM If I had something I could screw into the hole, I would, but in the process of removing the rusted-in adjuster screw, all I have is fragments. I don't want to take a new screw and force it in there either. The rust is tougher than the steel.
Gwilson, Best advice i'll probably ever get. Now I have to sit down and read it a few times to make sure I get it right.
Ferrous, I knew someone would put that in there. You don't know how much I wanted that thread to be 11. I checked with my metric gage. No match for 2mm. No match for anything metric. It's 12. Now all I have to do is find the engineer who designed the brake adjuster and ask him why he did such a damphool thing as that. Then find his manager's chair and put a tack on it.
Steve, I wonder how much that would cost? I just need to chase some rust out there. I will save for future ref. Thanks.
Ted. I don't know why, maybe it's the alloy, it's a forging that rings pretty well when you hit it, but the rust is tougher than most rust I've encountered. Kinda like Audi exhaust stainless.
This will be my very first left handed tap.