You should find it very easy to find ARP bolts of the right length.
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From: WEmery7451@aol.com [mailto:WEmery7451@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 8:37 PM
To: fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Crankshaft Bolts Again?
Dear FOT,
After Kas's mini-seminars on hard, non-stretch flywheel bolts, I decided
to
check the type of bolts that I have been using. Sure enough, they were
nice
shinny grade 8 bolts, which are not supposed to be good enough. I then
decided
to compare these bolts with the stock TR flywheel bolts. The stock TR
bolts
have a larger head and a short section under the head that is not
threaded. Is
there any remote chance that the British may have supplied hard
non-stretch
bolts?
Due to the lack of anything else, I used the stock flywheel bolts to mount
the aluminum flywheel to the crankshaft. Hopefully, they will be good
enough to
last until my next calamity, by using the light Tilton clutch. As of yet,
I
have never had any steel or aluminum flywheels rip off or come loose.
That is
not to say that it can't happen. There are a few airports around
Pittsburgh,
so there should be some aircraft supply houses in the vicinity, or maybe I
can mail order some hard bolts.
There was only one Triumph Spitfire registered to race in the Pittsburgh
Vintage Grand Prix this year. It looked like there were a couple hundred
beautifully restored Triumphs on display covering the top of the hill
around the WPTA
Tent - British Car Day.
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