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RE: Nuts and Bolts -- Stainless vs Zinc

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Subject: RE: Nuts and Bolts -- Stainless vs Zinc
From: "Larry Hoy" <list@marketvalue.net>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 06:47:45 -0600
> If I use stainless, then I need to use lock tight on the threads when 
> either the nut or the bolt is not stainless? Any particular 
> color from 
> this chart?  http://www.humvee.net/hid/misc/locktite.html

I would not use Loctite anywhere except on a few special component
bolts. 
 
> I understand stainless is softer, so I guess I should not use 
> it where torque specifications are important?

Correct.

> If I use zinc, is all zinc the same, or are there various 
> grades/quality. Maybe I should get them at McMaster Carr 
> rather than my local hardware store?

Zinc nuts and bolts come in grades.  Buy them anywhere you wish.  A good
local source for bolts is the hardware store.

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