Bolts Supplier

[brumster 135 1 Cars]

Ok, tonnes of online bolts suppliers, I can find them no problem thanks to this wonderful search engine called Google.

 

However, can I find a supplier of cap-headed M10x1.0 (fine) pitched bolts? Can I buggery.

 

Anyone know of any good online bolt/fixing suppliers? Or failing that if I have to use that old thing called a telephone..... so be it.

 

Cheers,

Dan

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

What length do you need, do they need to be a bolt or a screw, and what quantity? I'll ask the place I use.

[chipstick 382 1 Cars]

Are there not any decent fastening shops near you that supply to the local engineering firms?

 

I found one near me, went in with some bolts and was presented with stainless versions.

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

Are there not any decent fastening shops near you that supply to the local engineering firms?

 

I found one near me, went in with some bolts and was presented with stainless versions.

They will be hard to get due to being non standard pitch, all the fastener shops will keep rakes of standard pitch stuff in stock, but often fine stuff is to order only.

 

Dan, do they need to be cap heads, or will hex head do? Also what grade do you need?

[brumster 135 1 Cars]

They need to be cap head unfortunately, and I'm going to play it safe and use 12.9 grade. They are to bolt up a spacer between a propshaft and the input flange on a rear diff. These bolts will bolt through the spacer into the flange, so need to be cap headed so they can sit in a recess in the spacer, allowing the propshaft to be bolted up over the top of them.

 

I'm guessing with the torque being applied to them, they should be fairly high grade. They need to be a little longer than the original Ford items though, hence the search.

[Tom Fenton 1,542]

What length?

[brumster 135 1 Cars]

Oops, that might help - 40mm please, or anywhere thereabouts. I assume the cap is about 10mm itself - the spacer is 40mm thick, so assuming with the recess it's only got 30mm of material to bolt through, 40mm should be plenty. The input flange is less than 10mm thick. Is the cap is more than 10mm, reduce the threaded length accordingly.

Edited April 25, 2012 by brumster

[Wes 86 1 Cars]

i always go to these guys for any bolts i need as they are local to me, might be worth giving them a ring.

http://www.wentinfasteners.co.uk/

[Rippthrough 98]

They are a bitch to find, I use them for the flywheel on the buggy and had to have them custom ordered from a local fastener place, cost me a bomb. Only ones I could find in stock were stainless or titanium.

You might be able to get them from Mazda as the RX-8 automatic flywheel uses 'em, but depends on length!

[brumster 135 1 Cars]

Yeah, they are Ford bolts (Sierra diff) and it looks like they are identical to the Ford flywheel bolts - but they almost certainly won't have the length I need. I'll ring around in the week, thankfully I only need 8... four at a push if I thread the spacer with a different pitch, but that would be a little odd.

[j_turnell 137 3 Cars]

I've used HAMS of market harborough before, old guy runs it that knows his nuts and bolts! worth a call 01858 434685.

[brumster 135 1 Cars]

Looks like Wentins gets the business had to order 50 but thankfully they double as diff bolts so sharing the cost with a mate who can put them to good use...!

 

Annoyed with NAS bolts to be honest - a website with no f***ing phone number, and they don't respond to the online web form, means they can take a running jump....

[dcc 855]

FES, http://www.fixingshop.co.uk/