People always tell me that nothing on the internet ever disappears completely. So with that in mind, the correct bolt is an M16 2.0 80mm.I shall PM you Shotlighter about a replacement.
Or rather the 15/16th March!
New bolt fitted today. Take a spanner, you have been warned!
Quote from: Pete K on March 05, 2014, 09:34:23 pmPeople always tell me that nothing on the internet ever disappears completely. So with that in mind, the correct bolt is an M16 2.0 80mm.I shall PM you Shotlighter about a replacement.And thank goodness I did write that here because guess what? I've just heard the bolt has gone again. Anyone able to lay their hands on a spare?
The bad news is it might be the captive nut. The thread wasn't great on it 4yrs back, when I last did it.Might be a bore & tap out to 18mm. In which case, I wont be doing it till the weather warms up!
Quote from: shotlighter on February 11, 2018, 10:27:00 pmThe bad news is it might be the captive nut. The thread wasn't great on it 4yrs back, when I last did it.Might be a bore & tap out to 18mm. In which case, I wont be doing it till the weather warms up!Or epoxy in an M16 to M14 (or M12) reducer?
Shotlighter,I've got some resin and the kit to use it if you need it. I'll have some bigger studding and nuts too if you want to go bigger than M16.
If for some unforeseen reason it does not work a new captive M16 stud could be welded to a replaceable plate which in turn is drilled to allow bolting to the existing angle iron frame - The frame would need drilling and tapping M8 or M10 If You have any problems I will be able to do this for you
This is a table of bolt sizes http://www.britishfasteners.com/images/nuts_bolts_key.pdf and as the site title suggests the site is filled with info on obscure fasteners