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12-23-2014, 05:14 PM | #1 |
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Odd ball bolts, etc.
Some time ago, a barner posted pix and drawings of odd ball bolts, demonstrating a vivid imagination.Unfortunately my searches have not located that post.Maybe one of you will be more successful.Here are three real live “bolts” that I encountered while tinkering on our model A’s.Shortly after getting our roadster, I drove it to Mt Vernon, TX.The starter drive failed me, but I got a push start and made it back to the farm.The gnarled carriage bolt was what I fished out.It appears that the bolt was bent by being driven into the starter drive.The second is a wind wing stud that came in a kit from Mac’s.It may be difficult, or even impossible, for you to see, but the stud is not threaded.What appear to be threads are merely circles.The third is a tie rod end bolt that I got at Piranio’s.Note that the cotter pin hole is off center.I discovered this while lying on my back trying to insert a cotter pin.No go.
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12-23-2014, 06:49 PM | #2 |
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Re: Odd ball bolts, etc.
:-) An't it fun keeping your car healthy your staying healthy crawling in out under over
all the way to grandma's house Happy Holidays Reusing restoring original hardware is always better ! |
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12-23-2014, 07:22 PM | #3 |
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Re: Odd ball bolts, etc.
One of the u-bolts on the front spring of my coupe has a cotter hole off center. But enough hole shows that I was able to get a piece of wire through for safety.
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12-23-2014, 08:40 PM | #5 |
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Re: Odd ball bolts, etc.
Ray you are making me chuckle on this. I once bought a stick of 'all thread' (threaded rod) from ACE and had the darndest time trying to get a nut on it. It wasn't threaded! It too was just circles stacked on the rod. I couldn't make something like that if I tried. I had a good laugh with my buddies at ACE when I brought it back
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12-23-2014, 09:24 PM | #6 |
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12-23-2014, 09:59 PM | #7 |
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Thanks Mike.
I need to order a box of each. Montie |
12-23-2014, 10:27 PM | #8 |
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Holey moley Mike...I'm printing that and putting that on the garage wall ASAP! As a newbie, I'm sure it is gonna save me lotsa headaches.
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12-23-2014, 10:52 PM | #9 |
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I used to work at a toy store, well many moons ago now.
I was putting together a toy box. The darn screw would not work. Hard as I tried it would not start on the nut. Had threads on the screw, the nut worked fine with another screw. Then I looked close... The threads were concentric rings!! |
12-23-2014, 11:07 PM | #10 |
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when you go threw box after box of nails and screws you could build a museum of oddities no heads, no slots, no threads, 2 heads- on and on really true if they are from Russia (lots of nails are)
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12-24-2014, 08:42 AM | #11 |
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Re: Odd ball bolts, etc.
Possibly the the most oddball thread used on the A is the 12-24. This size has not been used (commonly) for years. The size is used on a lot of body tin. Another is the 7/16 - 20 and 9/16 - 16. There are three metric sizes on the A, The bushing size for the springs (Not a thread) They are usually on size, but they used to need reaming with a 14.5 mm drill. The jet in a Zenith carb. It's the only metric used in the carb, 5 X .75 mm and one other is, I believe, the cam lock screw on the Dist. shaft. Why? who knows what Ford was thinking of.
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