Curt,
damn, I gave you the wrong size! I owe you a beer. I have lived in this
country for 11 years now and still can't get the fractional sizes right.
It's not 3/8", it's 5/16", isn't it?
Don't buy any more wrong taps, let someone from the list verify that it is
5/16" first. (you know, the one that a 1/2" wrench fits).
9/32" is definitely wrong, both for the inner and for the outer mounts.
I will shut up now.
Ulix
On Fri, 25 Sep 1998, Curtis Carlson wrote:
> Hi there Spridgeteers!
>
>
> It's me again. You can blame me for the stainless/grade 5 or 8
> question. I just thought I'd let you know what's going on.
>
> I bought six 9/32" fine thread grade 8 nuts/bolts/split washers and two
> grade 8 3/8" fine thread bolts w/split washers. I also bought a 3/8"
> tap to clean the threads. When I got home, I checked for sizing, and
> the 9/32" bolts will work fine for connecting the end-links to the lower
> A-arm.
>
> *BUT*, the bots which hold the "squarish brackets" to the frame aren't
> even close to 3/8". They look much closer to the 9/32" fine thread
> bolts I bought. Since I didn't buy a 9/32" tap, it'll have to wait
> 'till this evening when I can spend another $10.00 on the right size tap
> to clean the holes.
>
> Hopefully, I should have the sway bar in, (with the correct bolts) by
> the end of this weekend.
>
> Regards,
>
> Curt
>
> --
> Curtis Carlson
> '66 Austin Healey Sprite MkIII ("Gerty")
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