Engine cover bolt sizes and others

[lloydie]

Bolts brought yesterday and arrived today

This is why I shop with that seller .
Now I'm off to fit them :-)

[lloydie]

Bolts brought yesterday and arrived today

This is why I shop with that seller .
Now I'm off to fit them :-)

I think I fooked up !!!
The first list should be m6 not m5
Don't buy any more kits till I've checked it again please .

[lloydie]

This is how I fooked up
First measurement was taken on the shaft
At a little over 5mm (m5)
Where I should of measured it
On the thread it's self

Here is the stainless bolts
Just under 5mm (m5)
But on the thread
It's smaller so no good .
I've sent the seller an email to swap the kit for m6 let's see what happens .
Sorry for any inconvenience guys
I'm going to go all through the measurements iv taken and amend the list .

[Duffy1964]

Oh Shite, got mine too and are too thin

Looks like I have got to do the same

[lloydie]

Oh Shite, got mine too and are too thin

Looks like I have got to do the same

Sorry Duffy and sorry to the other 4 that bought the kit .

[Duffy1964]

No worries Lloydie, It was still a great idea, and I got mine as per ebay listing so should be able to exchange, they deliver really fast too

[oorwullie43]

Wondered why the M5 washers I ordered didn't fit. Thought I had rooked up! M6 now ordered!

[Mav617]

No worries Lloydie, It was still a great idea, and I got mine as per ebay listing so should be able to exchange, they deliver really fast too

Hopefully mine haven't been dispatched yet or can exchange if they have. Having replaced most of my standard ones with M6 from an SZR kit I did wonder at M5 but didn't question it to avoid looking daft

[lloydie]

Just received this from bolt base

"Hi Lloyd,

I have just logged in mate and have four mails about the kits.

Yes that is fine if you can get these back to me i will swap them over.

I will have to adjust the price up slightly for the kits but i am happy to honour the price for you guys who have already purchased."

The return address is

Bolt Base
6 Taran
Alloa
Clackmannanshire
Fk10 1rf


See I told you that it's a good service :-)
Thank you bolt base

new ebay listing for the cover kit
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kit-For-VTR-1 ... RTM1575516

[Mav617]

Also got an email from Iain saying he'd send M6 for me and four others. Cracking service

[Duffy1964]

Yep I got an email saying he will swap mine over too, great service

[VTRDark]

Measuring bolts can be a right pain. Some companies will take the measurement from the top of the head and some just the thread length and then there measuring the pitch. Last time I measured some bolts I started considering buying a proper tool for the job. Pro bolt make a nice one but the sizes are limited.

Good thread Lloyd.

(:-})

[parkergb6]

Replacement offered looks like this guy will be getting some more of my buisness. Top service

[turbo_billy]

Measuring bolts can be a right pain. Some companies will take the measurement from the top of the head and some just the thread length and then there measuring the pitch. Last time I measured some bolts I started considering buying a proper tool for the job. Pro bolt make a nice one but the sizes are limited.

Good thread Lloyd........albeit the wrong one

(:-})

Get yourself a good thread gauge to start so you know if the bolts are metric standard or metric fine pitch for starters.
Bolts are normally always measured from under the head ie: just the shank so for example an M8 x 16 is 8mm thread diameter with a length of 16mm PLUS the head. The only usual exception to this rule is with countersunk bolts when the OVERALL length is measured.
One last point, a BOLT is normally only part way threaded with a bare shank area whereas a SET BOLT is threaded all the way along its shank.
Here endeth todays lesson

[VTRDark]

Get yourself a good thread gauge to start so you know if the bolts are metric standard or metric fine pitch for starters.

Got one I think they differ from seller to seller. Some will take the measurement from the top of the cap and some just the thread length. It just seems to confuse things. It makes life so much easier when sellers give a diagram of where exactly they are measuring from.

(:-})