special hex hed bolt ?

[sweetk30]

do thay make a 3/8" course thread say grd 5 with a 1/2" hex on it over the normal 9/16" hex ?

i have some clearence problems and need a better idea of bolt .

since i live up here in the RUST BELT a socket head or button head allen bolt WILL NOT do .

 

[Blazooki]

use a button head and throw some silicon in the hole so it wont rust up..just peel out the silicon if you need to remove it.

 

[Carcinogen]

Chuck it in the mill? How many do you need?

Sorry, no real help as usual.

 

[rampage]

use a button head and throw some silicon in the hole so it wont rust up..just peel out the silicon if you need to remove it.

Silicone is acidic and will eat metal.

 

[YOUNGBLOOD13]

do thay make a 3/8" course thread say grd 5 with a 1/2" hex on it over the normal 9/16" hex ?

i have some clearence problems and this would be better for me up here in the rust belt over the socket head or button head allen bolt thing lots of guys do .

You can get ARP bolts with a 3/8 head, or even a 5/16 head, in 6 point or 12 point. We use them all the time for headers. Available in stainless as well

 

[HankScorpio]

Silicone is acidic and will eat metal.

Bullshit.

 

[sweetk30]

use a button head and throw some silicon in the hole so it wont rust up..just peel out the silicon if you need to remove it.

I TOLD YOU I LIVE IN THE RUST BELT . and this wasnt all of it off that truck .

 

[sweetk30]

You can get ARP bolts with a 3/8 head, or even a 5/16 head, in 6 point or 12 point. We use them all the time for headers. Available in stainless as well

didnt think of header bolts . great idea and that will work just fine .

 

[natemc]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/ARP-Head...8WzmJkvwr03TU3yTE5kW6F7Q-87peSBBoC_VkQAvD_BwE

 

[natemc]

Even Walmart can ship them to your door

 

[venevidivicci]

ARP bolts are called ferry cap screws cheaper if you search that way. You could also use the internal drive socket head cap screw.

 

[sweetk30]

as i said before . . . . . . . i cant use a socket head allen bolt style . i live in the RUST BELT . they would be useless in a winter season or 2 .

and we are going header bolts .

 

[venevidivicci]

You can buy them zinc coated.

https://www.fastenal.com/products?t...|sattr03:^"Alloy Steel"$|~ ~|sattr09:^Zinc$|~

 

[sweetk30]

You can buy them zinc coated.

https://www.fastenal.com/products?term=3/8-16+shcs&r=~|categoryl1:"600000 Fasteners"|~ ~|categoryl2:"600039 Sockets"|~ ~|categoryl3:"600040 Socket Cap Screws"|~ ~|sattr03:^"Alloy Steel"$|~ ~|sattr09:^Zinc$|~

look at the pic in post #7 then tell me how well they will hold up .

 

[diesel4me]

Grade 8 and above bolts "usually" don't corrode like the lower tensile strength ones...most have a cadnium or nickel plating..

But with the "quality" of todays China and other imported crap steel,there is no guarantee they wont rot either..

In my experience allen head bolts usually hold up very well against salt and corrosive environments,but some new bolts I bought to use on a tractor have already turned brown and rusty/scaly,less than a year later.while old ones I had kicking around I bought back in the 80's that were likely made 50 years ago are still black and look like I just installed them..

I used to be amazed at the junkyard,we had vehicles that sat forver there ,that were as old as the 1920's,and many fasteners we thought would NEVER come off,unscrewed rather easily,without snapping off or rounding the hex off..that says a lot for the quality and care that was put into making things that far back.."virgin steel" ,not recycled crap full of impurities..