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Old Feb 24, 2021 | 08:30 PM
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Hopefully not too bad a question. 2014 stingray. Does anyone know the thread size of the ground point under the hood next to the alternator? I’m putting in a mild to wild switch and I’d rather ground it without having to unbolt what’s already there and just using a nut over the existing one. Thanks
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If no on replies any time soon, and you really don't have any metric nuts laying about (apparently not), pick-up a few different ones from a hardware store that look close and one will surely fit. Save the extras for something else next time.
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Get your metric socket set out and see which socket fits the nut.
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Old Feb 25, 2021 | 06:29 AM
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Get your metric socket set out and see which socket fits the nut.
It’s a 13mm socket that fits over the nut but that doesn’t tell you the thread size. Is it a m8, m10 etc. rather than buying a whole bunch of different ones I was hoping someone had already learned what what thread pattern to look for.
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Old Feb 25, 2021 | 06:31 AM
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If no on replies any time soon, and you really don't have any metric nuts laying about (apparently not), pick-up a few different ones from a hardware store that look close and one will surely fit. Save the extras for something else next time.
yeah that’s what it’s looking like I am going to have to do. It looks like a m8 or m10 diameter but I’m not sure coarse or fine.
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Old Feb 25, 2021 | 11:12 AM
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Take the old one off and go to the store. I know you don’t want to but it’s a choice.
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Measure diameter of bolt. Push a piece of clay, putty, cardboard and you can determine thread count. Might even look up in online parts manual and use to search # and will most likely tell you size.
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Take the old one off and go to the store. I know you don’t want to but it’s a choice.
really wanted to but I hate working threads in and out of aluminum if I don’t have to.
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Take nut or bolt to either HD or Lowes, both have gages to tell you the bolt size and thread pitch.
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