Where to get a fancy bolt?

Post by **Crazymanneil** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:41 pm

Hey all,

Project Smart CDI / Harley box bike is moving along. I've run into a little snafu with bolts though which you may be able to give me a pointer on.

The flywheel bolts to the crankshaft with six M10 x 1mm pitch x 30mm bolts (odd i know). The heads of these bolts are 12 point star shaped (same as a 12 point socket or spanner) and they are 10.9 grade. They were on with quite a lot of torque so obviously important to hold the flywheel/clutch from sliding on the crank by friction. Other than the grade, the head is stamped KX2 - any ideas who the manufactuer this relates to is?

Thing is I want to replace these for 30mm long bolts to sandwich in my shiney new output shaft. I have no idea where to get these bolts from though. I've tried a few local specialist screw places and the internet and best I can find is 8.8 grade. These might be ok, although I'd be happier with the 10.9 grade so I can get the grip on them.

Any ideas? At the moment I'll probably try the 8.8 grade ones and hope for the best.

Neil

oilburner · Post by **oilburner** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:36 am

What you are looking for is an industrial fastener supplier (as opposed to your corner hardware store). I did a search of Northern Ireland yellow pages and turned up a bunch of businesses dealing in "fixings and fastenings".

Click on the following url to get the list:

http://tinyurl.com/56zxq3

I'm sure you will find at least one supplier from the list.

Post by **Crazymanneil** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:36 am

Thanks for that.

I tried several specialist fastener suppliers here such as TR fastenings, Swift screw (snigger) and direct fixings all to no avail. I may be onto something via ebay now hopefully.

Neil