what size nylon bolts?

capt pearl · Jul 29, 2004

Seems that I'm in a hardware store most every day of late (bathroom renovation - yuck). I never remember to pull the extra water bottle bolts and I'd probably lose them if I did.

What size nylon bolts to replace these puppies?

gratzi,

-capt p

DaFireMedic · Jul 29, 2004

capt pearl said:
Seems that I'm in a hardware store most every day of late (bathroom renovation - yuck). I never remember to pull the extra water bottle bolts and I'd probably lose them if I did.

What size nylon bolts to replace these puppies?

gratzi,

-capt p

I wasn't able to find metric, but I found that 10-32 screw right in.

tmaybee · Jul 30, 2004

DaFireMedic said:
I wasn't able to find metric, but I found that 10-32 screw right in.

Yup, that's what I used too (10-32) and I painted them chrome so they look a little better

capt pearl · Jul 30, 2004

gratzi

DaFireMedic said:
I wasn't able to find metric, but I found that 10-32 screw right in.

i'll pick some up on my next trip.

-capt p

steamboatsig · Jul 30, 2004

At Home Depot they have these nylon "hole plugs" that snap perfectly into the hole. They are actually smaller than the 10-32 screw and have a much cleaner look when snapped in (they have a smooth face). They are white nylon and face is the same size as the water bottle bosses.

jeremyb · Jul 31, 2004

steamboatsig said:
At Home Depot they have these nylon "hole plugs" that snap perfectly into the hole. They are actually smaller than the 10-32 screw and have a much cleaner look when snapped in (they have a smooth face). They are white nylon and face is the same size as the water bottle bosses.

Do you have a part number that i can refer to when i go there?

thnx
jeremyb

steamboatsig · Jul 31, 2004

jeremyb said:
Do you have a part number that i can refer to when i go there?

thnx
jeremyb

Sorry, I don't. But they were in the same drawer as the nylon 10-32 screws. They were in these little plastic bags, 2 plugs per bag. I will see if I have the empty bag in my tool box, but I don't think so. I just recently got a paper shredder and have been shredding everything in sight because I love the sound. I would just start looking through the drawers at Home Depot's screws and bolts section. It was actually kind of fun finding something that would work.

Good luck.

Conrad

DaFireMedic · Jul 31, 2004

steamboatsig said:
Sorry, I don't. But they were in the same drawer as the nylon 10-32 screws. They were in these little plastic bags, 2 plugs per bag. I will see if I have the empty bag in my tool box, but I don't think so. I just recently got a paper shredder and have been shredding everything in sight because I love the sound. I would just start looking through the drawers at Home Depot's screws and bolts section. It was actually kind of fun finding something that would work.

Good luck.

Conrad

I am heading down to Home Depot for something else today, so I'll look for them. Do these look like they would keep water out O.K.?

BTW: I love the shredder too. You should get one of those electric bug zappers for the patio. Those are even more fun.....

jeremyb · Aug 1, 2004

DaFireMedic said:
I am heading down to Home Depot for something else today, so I'll look for them. Do these look like they would keep water out O.K.?

BTW: I love the shredder too. You should get one of those electric bug zappers for the patio. Those are even more fun.....

I found em---they snap right into place and two weigh .4 grams (point 4) and cost .35 for the 2.

Thanks for the awesome tip-----2 Aluminum bolts weigh 2 grams. these are a lot lighter!

jeremyb

TheRedMantra · Aug 1, 2004

Man, my home depot sucks. They're like, "whats a nylon bolt?" "Oh, go to bathroom supplies," and there "whats a nylon bolt?" Bunch of dimwits. I need to find a good hardware store. I went to Ace, "sorry, I dont know what that is." I hate the employees at my local home depot. They dont know anything about anything. Well, some do, but most dont. And Here I am with 6 steel waterbottle bolts in my frame...

DaFireMedic · Aug 1, 2004

jeremyb said:
I found em---they snap right into place and two weigh .4 grams (point 4) and cost .35 for the 2.

Thanks for the awesome tip-----2 Aluminum bolts weigh 2 grams. these are a lot lighter!

jeremyb

What size are they? I bought 3/16" and they they went in, but I had to jam them in.

jeremyb · Aug 1, 2004

DaFireMedic said:
What size are they? I bought 3/16" and they they went in, but I had to jam them in.

Heres a scan of the package:

jeremyb

tmaybee · Aug 1, 2004

I remember Steve-O had some extra metric nylon bottle cage bolts because he ordered a bunch from an online supplier. Try contacting him.

Here is a link to another thread on nylon bolts.
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=13213&highlight=nylon+metric

steamboatsig · Aug 2, 2004

I am glad have been able to contribute to the world famous "Save some weight" MTBR forum. I hope to start seeing this mod in MTBA, Bike, etc. Maybe one day I can get a official holiday named after me.

I am buying stock in this company right away.

Conrad

steamboatsig · Aug 2, 2004

Hey, I posted but it disappeared. Anyway, I am proud that I have been able to contribute to the world famous "Save some weight" MTBR forum. I hope to see this weight saving mod in all of the popular publications and at all of the races. Maybe one day they will name a holiday after me. haha.

doccoraje · Aug 2, 2004

Can you

steamboatsig said:
I am glad have been able to contribute to the world famous "Save some weight" MTBR forum. I hope to start seeing this mod in MTBA, Bike, etc. Maybe one day I can get a official holiday named after me.

I am buying stock in this company right away.

Conrad

post some pics to see how they look, I mean installed on your machine.
Cheers on your Holiday.

steamboatsig · Aug 2, 2004

doccoraje said:
post some pics to see how they look, I mean installed on your machine.
Cheers on your Holiday.

How do I post pics? Maybe I could email you the pic and you can post it for me?

[email protected]

jeremyb · Aug 3, 2004

doccoraje said:
post some pics to see how they look, I mean installed on your machine.
Cheers on your Holiday.

Heres the pics of the "bolts":

They really fit in there sweetly and i cant see how any water could get in there.

jeremyb

Gambrills · Aug 3, 2004

Mail order nylon bolts?

My local Home Depot(s) - both of them - don't carry any nylon bolts anymore. They're discontinuing the little drawer of custom parts, even.

I'm thinking of ordering these:

http://www.smallparts.com/products/descriptions/ssn.cfm (SSN-032-4)

In 10-32, with 1/4" length. Comments? Sure would be cool if you could get these in yellow or red or something...

jeremyb · Aug 3, 2004

Gambrills said:
My local Home Depot(s) - both of them - don't carry any nylon bolts anymore. They're discontinuing the little drawer of custom parts, even.

I'm thinking of ordering these:

http://www.smallparts.com/products/descriptions/ssn.cfm (SSN-032-4)

In 10-32, with 1/4" length. Comments? Sure would be cool if you could get these in yellow or red or something...

Yes i know, red or yellow or even just black would be very cool. I've thought about painting them, but that might be an extra two tenths of a gram

Yeah those hex head 10-32 would be good---id go with something a little longer than 1/4 (you can always trim it later if the need arises).

jeremyb

what size nylon bolts?

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