I have a spare steering box on a tractor I am still dismantling after a few years..am finally getting round to stripping the last of three for spares.
When I do get around to it, I can check the thread for you, and let you know the type. Why not simply take the old screw down to your local suppliers and match the old thread to the nipples they have.
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