SS bolts are okay anywhere they don't touch aluminium - otherwsie it's instant electrolysis and disappearing metal. They are fine as hinge bolts into the pillars; I've used csk headed capscrews on my vehicle and they have done the job well.
Stainless steel bolts for LR ?
Aug 08, 2004
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In the past I have seen the use of stainless steel bolts to replace door bolts etc. anybody experienced them ( Electrolytic corrossion ???? ). Anybody know where to obtain them ???
Tia
John H
They are OK except where they are in contact with aluminium (insulate with nylon washers) or where high tensile bolts are called for. Obtainable from either a specialist bolt & nut supplier or any marine chandler. Many hardware shops have a limited range, but note that the UNF threads favoured by Series Landrovers are obsolete and will be a bit more difficult to find, so you may have to go metric where this is feasible.
JD
On or around Sun, 08 Aug 2004 22:05:59 +1200, EMB enlightened us thusly:
bit like steel ones then... :-)
company called steves stainless do every kind imagineable. I never had trouble with botling a bellhousing to a V8 with stainless ones.
On or around Sun, 08 Aug 2004 20:49:22 +1000, JD enlightened us thusly:
the aformenetioned steves stainless does all the UNF and UNC. limited range from screwfix.
BTW, I looked into this HT thing, and the A2-70 spec is not quite as good as
8.8, but the A2-80 spec (if available) is damned close. A2-70 would work for many applications where 8.8 are fitted, though. It's very seldom that bolt-strength is really critical.Join the Discussion
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