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> Door panel cage nut, 5mm or 6mm
Kansas 914
post Jun 29 2015, 05:33 PM
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I did some searching and got differing results.

Is the cage nut in the door 5mm or 6mm.

Thanks in advance - cheers!
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post Jun 29 2015, 06:54 PM
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QUOTE(Kansas 914 @ Jun 29 2015, 04:33 PM) *

I did some searching and got differing results.

Is the cage nut in the door 5mm or 6mm.

Thanks in advance - cheers!

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post Jun 29 2015, 07:03 PM
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QUOTE(Mike Bellis @ Jun 29 2015, 05:54 PM) *

QUOTE(Kansas 914 @ Jun 29 2015, 04:33 PM) *

I did some searching and got differing results.

Is the cage nut in the door 5mm or 6mm.

Thanks in advance - cheers!

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A nut with a cage around it.


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post Jun 29 2015, 07:10 PM
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The arm rest/door pocket ones are 5mm
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post Jun 29 2015, 08:00 PM
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QUOTE(ejm @ Jun 29 2015, 07:10 PM) *

The arm rest/door pocket ones are 5mm

Perfect - just what I needed. Thanks Ed - cheers!

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post Jun 29 2015, 08:45 PM
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post Jun 29 2015, 09:16 PM
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QUOTE(Kansas 914 @ Jun 29 2015, 07:00 PM) *

QUOTE(ejm @ Jun 29 2015, 07:10 PM) *

The arm rest/door pocket ones are 5mm

Perfect - just what I needed. Thanks Ed - cheers!

PS: Cage nut

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Are those the same ones that the knee pad attaches to ?
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post Jun 30 2015, 04:31 AM
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Are those the same ones that the knee pad attaches to ?

Those are 6mm
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post Jun 30 2015, 07:34 AM
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6mm,
have them in stock $1.88 each, just haven't listed yet. Let me know if you need some.
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post Jun 30 2015, 08:54 AM
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Yeah, I am pretty sure the ones in the door are M6 as well. At least, I don't remember having to buy a different box of Allen-head bolts when I replaced the fasteners.

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post Jun 30 2015, 01:40 PM
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Yeah, I am pretty sure the ones in the door are M6 as well.
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Now I am confused again.

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post Jun 30 2015, 04:56 PM
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OK - I am no longer confused.

I knocked one of the original cage (captive) nuts out of my early '72 door. It is an unmolested car that I have owned since 1978 (2nd owner).

I took it to the hardware store 2 blocks away to use their nut/bolt gauge and it is indeed an M5. Definitely not M6. BTW - a SAE 10-32 worked as well but was a little loose.

Keep in mind that my car is an early MY72 and a lot of things changed that year. It could be that they went to M6 at some point.
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post Jun 30 2015, 06:42 PM
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QUOTE(Kansas 914 @ Jun 30 2015, 12:40 PM) *

QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ Jun 30 2015, 08:54 AM) *

Yeah, I am pretty sure the ones in the door are M6 as well.
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Now I am confused again.

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Perhaps you were thinking of the tool required to remove the screws? It may very well be a 5mm Allen wrench (hex key), but the threaded part of the bolt is 6mm. So it's an M6 screw.

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post Jul 1 2015, 10:05 AM
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Perhaps you were thinking of the tool required to remove the screws? It may very well be a 5mm Allen wrench (hex key), but the threaded part of the bolt is 6mm. So it's an M6 screw.

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The cage nut will not thread on to a 6mm bolt at the hardware store. It will thread onto a 5mm.
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post Dec 12 2015, 07:20 AM
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M5 * .80 pitch
Looks to be fairly common. Used on computer server racks.

I think I'll buy a bag of 50 for $18. Keep 10 and get the other 40 over to Mark at 914Rubber.
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post Dec 12 2015, 07:37 AM
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http://ospmk.lqhac.servertrust.com/v/vspfi...age_fr_back.pdf

Found this in my searching. I'm thinking soft HF screwdriver and bend the tip without snapping it off.
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post Dec 12 2015, 10:07 AM
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M5 * .80 pitch
Looks to be fairly common. Used on computer server racks.

I think I'll buy a bag of 50 for $18. Keep 10 and get the other 40 over to Mark at 914Rubber.

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post Dec 12 2015, 09:23 PM
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Stopped by Ace Hardware, they only carry 6mm *1.0.
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post Dec 12 2015, 10:03 PM
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If you look at PET, main group 8, sub-group 7, illustration 807-05, items 11 and 19 are definitely called out as 5mm screws. Granted, it's difficult to tell exactly where these screws go from the illustrations in PET, there is, however, no 6mm hardware specified anywhere in this sub-group, which includes the door panels and arm rests.

It's hard to tell the difference between 5 and 6mm hardware sometimes. The one that drove me nuts for a long time was the nut that secures the strap that holds in the glove box. I kept finding it loose and tightening it up, only to find it loose again in a short time. Turns out, it's a 5mm stud and a 6mm nut will go on and even tighten, up to a point. But a little more force will cause the nut to jump a thread or two, loosening the strap again. I finally replaced the stud with a 6mm one.
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post Dec 22 2015, 11:20 AM
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