What size bolts do fender eyelets take?
10-17-10, 01:56 PM
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What size bolts do fender eyelets take?
the bolts that came with my fenders are too long and causes the chain to not be able to shift into the smallest cog on my cassette, needs to be replaced with a shorter one
10-17-10, 02:09 PM
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All right- it's M5 X 0.8 . Available anywhere metric hardware is sold. Home Depot and auto parts stores will have this size.
All right- it's M5 X 0.8 . Available anywhere metric hardware is sold. Home Depot and auto parts stores will have this size.
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I use 10mm long bolts in the dropouts. Your local home center will have them but probably not in stainless steel. The best place to get them is your LBS.
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or just add m5 washers until it fits... it's the other extra easy fix.
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Bah! Go to a good hardware store. They'll have hundreds if not thousands of different metric fasteners. Ace, Do It Best, True Value, Hardware Hank etc. You'll have your choice of zinc plated steel, alloy, hardened, stainless, and possibly polished stainless or chrome.
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Bah! Go to a good hardware store. They'll have hundreds if not thousands of different metric fasteners. Ace, Do It Best, True Value, Hardware Hank etc. You'll have your choice of zinc plated steel, alloy, hardened, stainless, and possibly polished stainless or chrome.
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I am guessing you secure the eyelets with nuts, correct? Why not thread them the opposite way (the head of the bolt towards the cassette). You should have clearance if you do it that way.
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On the non-drive side there is a lot more clearance and I use a longer bolt and add a nut to the inside for additional security.
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1. Mark the proper width on the bolt making sure you have everything in place.
2. Run a nut up to the head of the bolt (unless you have a tap & die kit that works)
3. Cut off the excess with a hacksaw, dremel, or grinder
4. Take the nut off to clear the threads. Clean it up with a file.
5. Apply Loctite blue.
6. Put it together and forget about it.
Or, skip steps 1-4, add washers (as pwdeegan suggests), and perform steps 5 and 6
2. Run a nut up to the head of the bolt (unless you have a tap & die kit that works)
3. Cut off the excess with a hacksaw, dremel, or grinder
4. Take the nut off to clear the threads. Clean it up with a file.
5. Apply Loctite blue.
6. Put it together and forget about it.
Or, skip steps 1-4, add washers (as pwdeegan suggests), and perform steps 5 and 6
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Bah! Go to a good hardware store. They'll have hundreds if not thousands of different metric fasteners. Ace, Do It Best, True Value, Hardware Hank etc. You'll have your choice of zinc plated steel, alloy, hardened, stainless, and possibly polished stainless or chrome.
10-18-10, 12:55 PM
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Whatever happened to the old world skills?
If a washer or two doesn't do the trick it takes but a moment to hacksaw the bolt to the proper length and use a smooth cut file to dress the ragged end. You can have any length you want that way.
If a washer or two doesn't do the trick it takes but a moment to hacksaw the bolt to the proper length and use a smooth cut file to dress the ragged end. You can have any length you want that way.
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I was surprised to find 6mm stainless washers at Lowes last week - but it was the last packet in the drawer. Next person will be disappointed.
Highly satisfied with Bolt Depot dot com even though S & H costs too much.
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We should swap bolts. Planet Bike in their infinite wisdom gave me bolts that were too short for my fenders and I haven't installed them because of it. Then their instructions state to use longer mystery bolts that are not included.
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Button: https://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...em_id=US-BS510
Flat: https://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...em_id=US-FS510
Socket: https://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...em_id=US-SS510
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Actually we've got a couple or three stores around here that do nothing but fasteners.
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1. Mark the proper width on the bolt making sure you have everything in place.
2. Run a nut up to the head of the bolt (unless you have a tap & die kit that works)
3. Cut off the excess with a hacksaw, dremel, or grinder
4. Take the nut off to clear the threads. Clean it up with a file.
5. Apply loctite blue.
6. Put it together and forget about it.
Or, skip steps 1-4, add washers (as pwdeegan suggests), and perform steps 5 and 6
2. Run a nut up to the head of the bolt (unless you have a tap & die kit that works)
3. Cut off the excess with a hacksaw, dremel, or grinder
4. Take the nut off to clear the threads. Clean it up with a file.
5. Apply loctite blue.
6. Put it together and forget about it.
Or, skip steps 1-4, add washers (as pwdeegan suggests), and perform steps 5 and 6
this (1-6)
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What type of head do you prefer?
Button: https://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...em_id=US-BS510
Flat: https://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...em_id=US-FS510
Socket: https://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...em_id=US-SS510
Button: https://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...em_id=US-BS510
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Socket: https://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...em_id=US-SS510
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