New spoke assembly - again

[nicklm]

I think I did everything right on the assembly of the rear wood wheels on our 26 wheels. I used a press like Steve Jelf shows in his video. All seems to be right. The hub and flange are tight against the spokes. The break drum is tight against the hub. When the bolts go thru there is not any thread thru the nut to hammer down. Any thoughts on how to tighten further? Are there be any longer bolts? Any suggestions?

[John kuehn]

Did you use the original style nuts? They are thinner than standard nuts and are tapered. Old wheels I’ve taken apart over the years usually have about 1-2 threads past the end of the nut and were lightly bradded. Others might know more about it.

[nicklm]

Yes the thin nuts are used but can not get threads to go thru. If I tighten any more they strip out. This happened on another wheel.

Thanks for your response.

[Adam]

You have front wheel bolts. You need rear wheel bolts. They are just a bit longer. Some vendors do have a tendency to occasionally get them mixed up. Otherwise, maybe the spokes are just a bit too thick?

[Steve Jelf]

You want R.V. Anderson bolts (also sold by Lang's and Chaffin's). They are superior to those sold by some of the other dealers. They are 21/8" long for rear wheels. For front wheels you can trim a little off. After they're installed they should be peened or staked so the nuts will stay on.