Nut/Bolt size help?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Skippack PA
St Jude Donor '13
Nut/Bolt size help?
It's always something....
I was my usual idiot self
while threading the nut back on to the end of the bolts for the upper control arm on my 80. It dropped and must landed in Nut Heaven(right next door to Missing Single Sock Land, I think), because I have no idea where the heck it went.
After giving up I went to the hardware store with the nut I have left and the bolt seems like it's a 7/16, but the only nut they had was 7/16-14 and that would not thread onto the UCA bolt.
Anybody have an idea what size/pitch nut I need for this bolt?
Many thanks.
Edit: Did a little diggin in the service manual. Doesn't reference that specific bolt, but it does talk about using a 7/16-20 on the lower control arm when removing/installing the bushings. SAE tables only show 7/16-14 and 7/16-20, but it's hard to imagine that would be a fine-pitch thread... hmm... still wouldn't mind confirmation.
Thanks again.
I was my usual idiot self
while threading the nut back on to the end of the bolts for the upper control arm on my 80. It dropped and must landed in Nut Heaven(right next door to Missing Single Sock Land, I think), because I have no idea where the heck it went. After giving up I went to the hardware store with the nut I have left and the bolt seems like it's a 7/16, but the only nut they had was 7/16-14 and that would not thread onto the UCA bolt.
Anybody have an idea what size/pitch nut I need for this bolt?
Many thanks.
Edit: Did a little diggin in the service manual. Doesn't reference that specific bolt, but it does talk about using a 7/16-20 on the lower control arm when removing/installing the bushings. SAE tables only show 7/16-14 and 7/16-20, but it's hard to imagine that would be a fine-pitch thread... hmm... still wouldn't mind confirmation.
Thanks again.
Last edited by TheKomoman; Aug 17, 2004 at 08:12 PM.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Skippack PA
St Jude Donor '13
Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
It's fine. It is the same nut as the wheel studs, In fact I replaced my cross shaft studs with old wheel studs.
It is 7/16 x 20.
It is 7/16 x 20.
Excellent!
Thanks very much for the confirmation.
