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j5 cleat bolts

lorner

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are the cleat bolts on a j5 which go through the cleat and wheel guide a special type of bolt? what grade are they, and are they available from say an automotive supply shop?
 

Trackrig

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I can't answer your specific question, but last fall I rebuilt the tracks on my Nodwell requiring 888 1/2" grade 8 NF bolts with new ny-lock nuts. The cheapest place by far to get them was from Amazon. For freight they used the USPS flat rate boxs and charged me $6.50 per 50 pounds to ship them to Alaska. Cant' beat that.


Bill
 

MNoutdoors RIP

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are the cleat bolts on a j5 which go through the cleat and wheel guide a special type of bolt? what grade are they, and are they available from say an automotive supply shop?

Depending on the year they may be 3/8” or 1/2” carriage bolts. And unless you really want the head to say bombardier and almost 1.00 apiece we buy grade 5 Course thread from fastenal in the states
 

IMP

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I used course thread grade 5 carriage bolts from fastenall and the all metal self locking nuts. I don't remember them being very expensive when I built new tracks for my J5. Don't do what I did and buy them 1/4" to long. The bolts that hold the tire guides on need to be a certain length or you can't fit the bolt in the guide and go down hole in the belting. Trust me on this and get it right. I had to cut all my bolts down and run a die over them. It was not a small job and could have been avoided if I would have put more thought into it before ordering bolts.:hammer:
 

JimVT

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check on the price of stainless bolts compared to what your buying. sometimes it isn't very much. I get all mine from fastenall.
 
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