AussieSteve
Active Member
I just stripped a thread on a head nut because with the billet head the studs need to be a couple of mm longer. (And I was too slack to chase up longer studs and better nuts when I fitted it.)
I went to remove a stud to measure it's length, using 2 x M8 (high tensile) nuts locked together and lo and behold, the thread isn't M8. I tried 2 new M8 nuts on the studs, then an old head nut on an M8 high tensile bolt. nogo.
Is 8mm metric different to M8?
I did a search, but all discussions were related to stud strength ratings, not the thread.
Either way, I'll take a couple of head nuts down to our local bolt dealer, a specialist, and get the right size in a day or two. Just wondering, especially since no one else appears to have had a problem in this area.
... Steve
I went to remove a stud to measure it's length, using 2 x M8 (high tensile) nuts locked together and lo and behold, the thread isn't M8. I tried 2 new M8 nuts on the studs, then an old head nut on an M8 high tensile bolt. nogo.
Is 8mm metric different to M8?
I did a search, but all discussions were related to stud strength ratings, not the thread.
Either way, I'll take a couple of head nuts down to our local bolt dealer, a specialist, and get the right size in a day or two. Just wondering, especially since no one else appears to have had a problem in this area.
... Steve
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