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dvh99
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Location: nederland
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 1:26 pm Post subject: plate that holds the bellows question. |
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do the bolts that hold the square ring for the bellow in place have metric or english sized thread and what size are they exactly, i want to replace them with stainless steel.
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cmjohnson
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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Just take a sample to your local hardware store and match them up. Place the original and the replacement thread to thread and see if the threads mesh. Then you will know.
I would imagine that you can find some inch standard allen head cap screws at a good hardware store in the Netherlands.
Personally, I don't see that there's any point to swapping those screws out for stainless. What you should do instead is simply apply
a little bit of grease to the threads before installation. This will help to avoid any corrosion issues in the threads due to dissimilar metals
corrosion or in the event of a glycol leak.
Keep it simple. Grease is cheap and readily available.
CJ
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Tim in Phoenix
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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Hello
I would go stainless on the fillhole screws; we have seen serious corrosion issues with steel screws.
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dturco
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| Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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I think Dragan actually has them in a stainless set. P/M him.
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draganm
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| Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:05 am Post subject: Re: plate that holds the bellows question. |
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yeah I have the stainless fill screws, those are the important ones. | dvh99 wrote: | | do the bolts that hold the square ring for the bellow in place have metric or english sized thread and what size are they exactly, i want to replace them with stainless steel. |
these should never contact the Glycol unless there is a leak but if you really want to get shiny they are English cap screws #6-32 x 3/8" long thread
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