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1. Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:30:08 -0600; Im trying to find some bolts with the proper thread. I want to put my A series engine on a conventional engine stand and need 4 bolts about 4 inches long that will fit the thread where the tranny be; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00850.html (8,299 bytes)
2. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:47:16 -0500 reply-type=original; Your local hardware store should have those bolts. They are just SAE fine thread bolts - 5/16ths x 24 - nothing fancy. Nearly every nut, bolt, and screw on your car is SAE fine thread. The brazing m; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00851.html (9,099 bytes)
3. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:40:39 -0500 reply-type=response; I use grade 2 bolts that I found in a coffee can under the work bench. But then I've never been accused of being too smart. :-) Grade 8's are a good idea.; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00852.html (8,663 bytes)
4. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:45:31 -0600; Thanks to all for the bolt size & thread...etc. Last time I got this far into an MG was my old '46 TC over in England and there everything was a mix of SAE, British Standard Fine, and Whitworth. Lord; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00853.html (9,637 bytes)
5. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:53:08 -0800; Bet I've been way dumber than you. My '70 Midget had a ratty looking hose and clamps between the oil banjo joint and the oil filter. I replaced this some fat vacuum hose. Don't you know that I got ju; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00854.html (8,667 bytes)
6. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:03:21 -0600 reply-type=response {sentby:smtp 24.15.214.89 authed with dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com} with any abuse report; I would suggest that Grade 5 would be a better idea. They do not have the tensile strength of the Grade 8, but they have better shear strength and the application needs that more. Your Spridget did; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00855.html (8,763 bytes)
7. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:04:58 -0800 (PST); As I mentioned off list before, I haven't had my obligatory gallon of coffee yet, but do you mean the oil pump cover? It tucks under the back plate and is a tight clearance, no worries. Ron Soave "T; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00856.html (9,010 bytes)
8. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:14:46 -0600; The bolts are just to hold the engine onto the engine stand. I will replace all the bell housing bolts with grade 8 bolts. Cheers!! Jim - Midget in parts in Dodge City; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00857.html (9,962 bytes)
9. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 08:25:06 -0800; They'll probably be okay, but there's no greater shear force on bolts than when holding an engine on a stand.; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00858.html (9,187 bytes)
10. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:54:11 -0600; <<I would suggest that Grade 5 would be a better idea. They do not have the tensile strength of the Grade 8, but they have better shear strength and the application needs that more. Your Spridget did; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00862.html (9,153 bytes)
11. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:55:40 -0600; <<I use grade 2 bolts that I found in a coffee can under the work bench. then I've never been accused of being too smart. :-)>> And that would NOT be "smart", Rick<G>!! And NO further comment!! LOL <; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00863.html (9,001 bytes)
12. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:58:19 -0600 reply-type=original {sentby:smtp 24.15.214.89 authed with dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com} with any abuse report; OK, I will confess than the line about there not being any Grade 8 bolts original to the Spridget was a quote from Ed Kaler of Just Brits. Since he hadn't chimed in yet, I figured I would have to do; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00864.html (9,600 bytes)
13. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:04:02 -0800; Context is everything, friends. Rick recommended bolts from "your local hardware store." Well, your local hardware store probably stocks two grades, 2 and 8. NOT 5. So if you go to your local hardwar; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00865.html (10,131 bytes)
14. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 20:37:17 -0500 reply-type=response; My local hardware store is "different". They actually have grades 2, 5, and 8. But they only stock the grade 8 stuff in coarse thread. Am I going to worry about it and run out to the garage, take the; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00866.html (10,327 bytes)
15. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:46:04 -0800 (PST); Sorry, guys. Shear is a factor of tensile strength (around 60%). The old myth that 8's snap while 5's bend is a misinterpretation. The 5 bends and then snaps way before the 8 yields in any way. As Ca; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00868.html (9,685 bytes)
16. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 20:34:16 -0600; 4- 5/16" dia. grade 2 bolts will probably pick up the whole car and then; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00869.html (9,335 bytes)
17. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:36:20 -0500; David, you beat me to it again. Grade 8 is a bit overkill for an engine stand. But so is an engine stand on an A series engine. Just flip it up on the work bench. -- Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00870.html (9,569 bytes)
18. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:41:47 -0500; Almost all bolts. Some tranny bolts are coarse, where they bolt to the aluminum. And most of the fuel system is still whitworth. You can rethread the float bowls from whatever whitworth they are to a; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00871.html (9,608 bytes)
19. Re: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:12:50 -0600; That round area houses your oil pump. Are you sure it is brazed on? It typically is held in with a sealant of some sort, but not brazed. The clearance is probably OK. On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:45:31 -06; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00872.html (9,320 bytes)
20. RE: Bolt and thread question... (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 08:49:08 -0500; I used 4 of these grade 2 bolts to hold a 6.5L turbodiesel on my engine stand. I think they'll hold up to the midget motor :-) Ron Madurski Lockheed Martin Technology Services Systems Engineering Man; /html/spridgets/2006-01/msg00876.html (9,201 bytes)

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