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Title: need new internal bolts and washers for my lemans I rebuild
Post by: amamet on January 01, 2018, 07:01:50 PM: just curious what you guys think? were do you get new bolts and washers from? fastenal, guzzi shop, sears? basically as of now I'm looking for oil pump, front and rear main bearings and cam bearing
thx
allen
Title: Re: need new internal bolts and washers for my lemans I rebuild
Post by: rodekyll on January 01, 2018, 07:09:33 PM: It's standard stuff. Go to the bins at your local hardware store and get the same grade metric. Don't use stainless in these areas, and there is no structural advantage to using higher grades than what the oem fasteners are marked.
Title: Re: need new internal bolts and washers for my lemans I rebuild
Post by: amamet on January 01, 2018, 07:28:25 PM: ive heard that before about not using stainless, just curious, why is stainless a bad choice?
Title: Re: need new internal bolts and washers for my lemans I rebuild
Post by: rodekyll on January 01, 2018, 07:47:22 PM: Common stainless is structurally inferior to the metric grade 8.8 and better plated steel fasteners that are OEM on the Guzzi. Stainless stretches at low torque and shears easily.
Title: Re: need new internal bolts and washers for my lemans I rebuild
Post by: amamet on January 01, 2018, 07:50:58 PM: gotcha, that would be bad. thx
Title: Re: need new internal bolts and washers for my lemans I rebuild
Post by: rodekyll on January 01, 2018, 07:56:24 PM: Stainless is an attractive choice for low torque fasteners like valve covers and tinwork, but not so much for oil pumps and thrust plates.
Title: Re: need new internal bolts and washers for my lemans I rebuild
Post by: dxhall on January 01, 2018, 08:21:01 PM: I've been buying all of my metric fasteners from mr.metric.com. I'd recommend them - large selection, reasonable prices (unlike your local hardware store), fast shipping.
Title: Re: need new internal bolts and washers for my lemans I rebuild
Post by: n3303j on January 01, 2018, 11:18:12 PM: McMaster Carr is another good choice for fasteners. Good stock, quick ship, nice people.
https://www.mcmaster.com
Title: Re: need new internal bolts and washers for my lemans I rebuild
Post by: Antietam Classic Cycle on January 02, 2018, 08:41:56 AM: Quote from: n3303j on January 01, 2018, 11:18:12 PM
McMaster Carr is another good choice for fasteners. Good stock, quick ship, nice people.
https://www.mcmaster.com

:thumb: That's where I buy most of mine, sometime for smaller quantities I'll buy from Belmetric: https://www.belmetric.com/
Title: Re: need new internal bolts and washers for my lemans I rebuild
Post by: JACoH on January 02, 2018, 11:29:36 AM: I've quit buying metric fasteners at local hardware stores, they all seem to be what we used to call "butter bolts". Cheap Chinese quality.