Help! Bolt Size Needed
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Help! Bolt Size Needed
I just got a black wind baffel, went to bolt it up and cant find the correct bolts. I thought it was a m6 .75 but ACE hardware is all out...
Does anyone know the size, and where to get one?
Thanks
Does anyone know the size, and where to get one?
Thanks
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i dont know the bolt size but if you think its an M6 then gs34doc is probably right with the 1/4 20. when in doubt all the hardware stores around here have a section where you can bring a bolt and thread it in and out on a wall chart to select what size your bolt is. or you can do it the old fashion way and use a set of calipers.
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The reason it didn't go in...you need to run a tap through the holes.
Excess powdercoating has the holes plugged.
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Here's a cheaper way. Take your 1/4 bolt and "x" the end with a hack saw. You now have a poor man's tap. Run it in a couple turns, back it out, clean out the slots, repeat until threads are clean.
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Reaper, if you have a dremel tool, the ultra thin grinding disk also works really well for slotting a bolt and much easier than a hack saw.
Using either method, put a nut on the bolt first, and after slotting the bolt, turn the nut off. That will clean up the threads on the bolt before you use it on the hole.
Using either method, put a nut on the bolt first, and after slotting the bolt, turn the nut off. That will clean up the threads on the bolt before you use it on the hole.
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