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| last337 |
 May 18 2015, 07:20 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 421 Joined: 4-December 12 From: New Orleans Member No.: 15,221 Region Association: None  |
Well the 2.0 is finally going back in after fixing the hell-hole but I have so many bolts that broke along the way and need replacing. I was wondering where the best place to buy specific/hard-to-find bolts is. AutoAtlanta has everything but just wondering about other (possibly less expensive) options. I purchase a lot of things from Pelican as well but was wondering if there is a vendor list somewhere with a description of what is available where.
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| EdwardBlume |
May 18 2015, 08:20 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California 
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| mepstein |
May 18 2015, 08:22 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,270 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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| wndsnd |
May 18 2015, 08:43 AM
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You wanted a horse, but got a goat. Nobody wants a goat.... Group: Members Posts: 2,861 Joined: 12-February 12 From: North Shore, MA Member No.: 14,124 Region Association: North East States  |
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| Dave_Darling |
May 18 2015, 08:55 AM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,985 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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Most of the fasteners are simple metric nuts and bolts. You could do worse than to go to a metric supply store (there are specialists in my area) or even to a Caterpillar dealer, and just get a bunch of nuts and bolts.
M6 and M8 are the two most common sizes. You can get a variety of lengths and just pick the right one for the job you need. M8.8 hardness is good for most of the fasteners (with some exceptions!), and it's nice to get DIN-spec fasteners so that you can keep using the 13mm wrenches on the M8 bolts, for instance. (JIS-spec uses 12mm for M8 fasteners.) They're often rather inexpensive by the box of 100. And you'll have spares on hand, which can be very nice down the road. --DD |
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| last337 |
May 18 2015, 09:00 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 421 Joined: 4-December 12 From: New Orleans Member No.: 15,221 Region Association: None |
Thanks for the info! We have Fastenal here but I havent had much experience with them. I may hit them up for some pricing.
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| Spoke |
May 18 2015, 09:15 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None
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I get a lot of general metric nuts & bolts from my local ACE hardware store. They have open bins and you can buy one nut or bolt if you only need one.
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| last337 |
May 18 2015, 09:34 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 421 Joined: 4-December 12 From: New Orleans Member No.: 15,221 Region Association: None |
On another note, are all bolts M (X) - 1.0 or M (X) - 1.25?
I have had a hard time figuring out the thread type and I dont see them listed on the exploded diagrams. |
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| Bob L. |
May 18 2015, 10:56 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 847 Joined: 7-August 11 From: Austin TX Member No.: 13,411 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(last337 @ May 18 2015, 10:34 AM)  On another note, are all bolts M (X) - 1.0 or M (X) - 1.25? I have had a hard time figuring out the thread type and I dont see them listed on the exploded diagrams. Nevermind |
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| McMark |
May 18 2015, 11:18 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
The most common sizes are M6x1.0 (this one has a 10mm head), M8x1.25 (has a 13mm head), and M10x1.5 (17mm head usually, but sometimes 15mm).
Get yourself a cheap Metric tap and die set. Great for cleaning out rusty threads and it comes with a thread gauge. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/acimg.auctivacommerce.com-419-1431969537.1.jpg) And get yourself a digital caliper. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/littlemachineshop.com-419-1431969538.2.jpg) Then you can measure most any fastener to see what it is. Alternatively, just get one each of the bolts listed above in long lengths. Then mark them to keep track, and use them as testers. Try each one in the hole you're trying to use and see what fits. The PET tells you how long each bolt should be. |
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| 914itis |
May 18 2015, 01:07 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
I find all my metric nuts and bolts at lowes hardware dept.
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