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Old Apr 11, 2017 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 0maha
My only concern in this is that those U-nuts look like they are just pressed from sheet metal, and so I wonder just how much hold those threads are actually good for. No big deal. They were cheap.

Thanks all for the input!
By the look of them those screws and U-nuts are some sort of heat-treated steel, I doubt if they are cheap 'n nasty mild steel!
 
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Old Apr 11, 2017 | 06:21 PM
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Got her all buttoned up. Couldn't have gone any easier. Maybe five minutes start to finish.

The result is perfect. Should have done this back in 2015 when I bought the bike.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2017 | 07:46 PM
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Nice job Omaha. What size screws and U nuts did you use?
 
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Old Apr 11, 2017 | 08:52 PM
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nice job omaha. What size screws and u nuts did you use?
1/4" - 20
 
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Old Feb 11, 2018 | 01:44 PM
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let me know,mine took the dump too and hd just prices them like theyre gold...
 
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Old Feb 11, 2018 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 0maha
Got her all buttoned up. Couldn't have gone any easier. Maybe five minutes start to finish.

The result is perfect. Should have done this back in 2015 when I bought the bike.
You have it nailed down with this. good deal

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Old Feb 12, 2018 | 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by richard567
let me know,mine took the dump too and hd just prices them like theyre gold...
you can get this whole setup at an ordinary hardware store like tru value, ace, hardware hank. probable cheeper than ebay too.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2018 | 09:17 AM
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Default what is the name of those ***** and springclips you found on ebay

i cant find em....
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