[TR] Regarding a bolt not listed in the Standard Triumph Hardware Catalog

[John Macartney]

For further in-built confusion as a little ‘light relief’ for enthusiasts to puzzle out some 40 odd years later, there was another element in hardware identification. 

At about this time, (late 60’s/early 70’s) someone in the dark recesses of British Somewhere Leyland decided it would be an excellent plan to standardise all fastener hardware reference numbers into one Master Nuts and Bolts Bible. Being a ‘car’ person and not thinking of wider implications, his Lords and Masters gave him the go ahead for this publication to be created and to include all fasteners for the BL truck, earthmoving, bus and agricultural products as well. It was rumoured the person concerned hadn’t considered that additional requirement. I’m reliably informed they never did sort it out and as a ‘short term’ measure agreed that it would be fine to ‘borrow’ ref numbers from other companies in the group to overcome hurdles. I was one of the two personal assistants to BL’s CEO at the time and this re-cataloguing exercise for hardware caused more problems in production and parts supply than the collective warranty and build quality problems for the Austin and Morris Marina by far😊 

Oh happy days…

 

Jonmac

 

From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Cliff Hansen
Sent: 18 October 2017 02:26
To: Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com>; Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Regarding a bolt not listed in the Standard Triumph Hardware Catalog

 

Hardware part number is WU3857, that’s 5/16 x 7/8 UNC – one of the few screws that are not fine thread.  Its ‘special’ because of a burr on the thread that acts like a lockwasher would, and a .  I’d use a bit of threadlocker.  I’d also bet that a ¾” screw with a flat washer and some appropriate gasket sealant on the washer would do just fine.

 

Interested to learn if I’ve got something wrong here.

 

Cliff

 

 

 

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From: Sujit Roy <mailto:triumphstag at gmail.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 7:07 PM
To: Triumphs <mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net> 
Subject: Re: [TR] Regarding a bolt not listed in the Standard Triumph Hardware Catalog

 

My error  It is  155542 corresponds to CL12 from trf's website. and not 15542. 

 

Now need the length.

 

SUjit

 

On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 9:33 AM, Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com <mailto:triumphstag at gmail.com> > wrote:

Most of the part number for bolts in the hardware catalog are prefixed with two letters and four digits  but I have a handful of bolts in the Stag with no prefix to the no. or listed at 6 digits.

 

For example, in the gearbox, I have a bolt no. 15542 but  don't see any bolts in the Hardware catalog. 

 

Am I missing something or is there another catalog? 

 

Can anyone please tell me details about this bolt? I'm interested in the length .

 

 

Here's another bolt BH505201, but I am able to go a Google search on this one. 

 

 

 

Sujit

 

 

 

 

 

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