Michael Rowe Said:
>> I have a steering lock assembly that I think is from a '78-79 California
>> car ......My mechanic/tutor insists (loudly and forcefully) that there
>> are no metric bolts anywhere on a British car.
Frank Clarisi Said:
> They should be 5/16 x 24 thread.
Michael Rowe Replies:
Paraphrasing Galileo to the Catholic Church, "And yet, they are not."
I went to the hardware store and again tried every hole in the thread
tester. I tried a 5/16x24 bolt. They do not fit. The only think that
fits is a 7mm x 1.25 STD thread bolt, with an easy, maybe slightly loose
fit. I still have the break-away bolts; they are not some substitution
forced into the assembly unless someone got some other size of break-away
bolts.
Ed the carmudgeon said:
>>or MIGHT actually be one of the VERY FEW
>>Whitworth or British Standard threaded places.
So guys and gals, are Whitworth or British Standard threads close enough to
make a 7 mm x 1.25 bolt fit loosely? How do I get points for being right
for the first time ever on this list?
Michael Rowe
'74 Midget
Long Island, NY
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