Posted by kestrel on March 01, 2011 at 14:05:25 from (71.234.228.116):
Maybe my anger is misplaced here but my first thought was "these cheap freakin' Chinese fasteners" !
I had it in my silly head that I wanted nice clean shiny bolts for this restoration. Well, these things have failed twice now.
The cap head just snapped off; once while simply torquing it down on the wheel. Then I found the sheared cap head from another bolt on the ground a few days ago. It is pictured on the left in photo. On the right is my original Case bolt that was removed and stored away, til today when I put it back on.
I wouldn't mind so much but I paid $50.00 5 years ago for a set of 10 for this restoration. They were special order items.
Anyone else experience problems with new hardware ?
Is there a good supplier of US made hardware ?
I suppose I could research and trace back the manufacturer but why bother. I just want a safe ride without the wheels falling off.....
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