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1. Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:19:28 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
This coming winter I plan to tear the car down again to paint it and do some engine work. Are there any particular bolts on a Spridget that should not be stainless steel? I plan to keep this car for
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00593.html (7,255 bytes)

2. Re: Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:28:15 -0400
Brakes, any/all suspension, and drive shaft. -- Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ If you are not living on the edge, You're taking up too much space! http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00604.html (7,800 bytes)

3. Re: Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 18:48:32 -0400
What Frank said, Plus any stressed components, like motor mount, rollbar, seat attaching etc. Basically anything that requires a graded fastener should not be stainless steel. Also any thing that ne
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00609.html (8,370 bytes)

4. Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:11:45 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
I just got a quick education on why stainless is not necessarily the best bolt for every part of a spridget. I had no idea that SS was comparatively 'soft'. Thank you both, gentlemen, for the informa
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00610.html (7,618 bytes)

5. Re: Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 18:19:11 -0700
Okay guys, let's have some definitive information on this. Not just hearsay. What's the Rockwell C scale compared to grades 5 & 8; shear strength, etc., etc., etc.??? Now's when I need my old, three
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00613.html (9,565 bytes)

6. Re: Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 22:26:31 EDT
<< Also any thing that needs to be True.... however, if cosmetically shiny hardware is what you are after, you can buy most but not all, grade 5 and 8 hardware with a corrosion resistant coating (not
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00617.html (8,219 bytes)

7. Re: Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 21:25:21 +0000
Hi Glen, I wouldn't use Stainless on the exhaust either. Stick with the brass nuts they come off a lot easier. It is also one of the things always removed when a problem occurs. Stainless when it hea
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00624.html (8,798 bytes)

8. Re: Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 06:30:12 -0400
Not hearsay, but experience. Comes from working on other cars that have used stainless for suspension bits, most notably a MGTD that sheared through the bolts holding the spring pan. The owners answ
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00631.html (9,263 bytes)

9. Re: Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 06:54:43 EDT
<< Also the book "Nuts Bolts And Fasteners" by Carroll Smith recomends against using stainless. What does the head stamping on your stainless bolts show, I have not seen any that were at least grade
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00633.html (8,418 bytes)

10. Re: Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 11:16:33 EDT
<< I have not seen any that were at least grade 5, my minimum for anything I want to stay attached. >> Absolutely DITTO, Peter. The cars where made with Grade 5 and using anything less is, IMO, sheer
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00636.html (8,053 bytes)

11. RE: Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:44:49 -0600
In the aerospace world we use stainless bolts made out of a material called A286 . I do not know how they compare to grade 8 bolts , but I'll bet that they cost more . Mark Hanna AN5
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00639.html (8,619 bytes)

12. Re: Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 14:52:20 EDT
I have used the ARP stainless manifold kit from APT for some years now. The big advantage of this kit is the small nut size (takes a 3/8 spanner rather than 1/2) making removal a whole lot easier wit
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00647.html (7,958 bytes)

13. Re: Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 14:52:16 EDT
There is a lot of information in the ARP bolts catalogue - not so sure about their web site. Or read Nuts, bolts, fasteners etc by Carroll Smith - one of the best books I ever read. Daniel1312
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00648.html (7,798 bytes)

14. stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 13:52:06 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
Having read what has been posted, it seems that the only stuff worth replacing with stainless are the cockpit surround screws, the various bolts under the bonnet that hold sheet metal to sheet metal
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00661.html (8,110 bytes)

15. Re: Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 13:09:31 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
My "nut & bolt place now carriers grade 8 chrome stuff. Not cheap.
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00664.html (8,729 bytes)

16. Re: stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 15:10:34 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
Herb, and others Seems to be some interest, so I will check the drill bit sizes, check the NAPA receipt for the part# and write up a protocol for changing over to 7/16" wheel studs.
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00676.html (7,845 bytes)

17. Re: stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 23:18:36 EDT
<< Just a few weeks ago I replaced all the wheel studs with 7/16" studs. >> Is this just a simple replacement task, or are there other preparatory things you have to do to put the 7/16" studs in? --D
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00724.html (7,386 bytes)

18. Re: Stainless bolts (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 07:58:39 +0100charset="iso-8859-1"
The rather These ARP studs/bolts SEEEEEEM to be the same as the ones used in Rolls-Royce RB211 jet engines. My previous employer threw out tons of them from engine strip-downs. If they can survive th
/html/spridgets/2000-07/msg00817.html (8,140 bytes)


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