Cover Bolts - Finish

[Prisoner6]

I did the last one, and it was a bit of a PITA. For economy of scale, I'd need at least fifteen and preferably twenty buyers in order to get the best prices in bulk without having a bunch of leftovers. It's a considerable outlay of money, so pre-payment would be required. And last time I offered the carb kits separate, I won't do that again; too much work...

I did offer the 8mm bolts for the middle drive (including the very-hard-to-find 8mm x 160mm long one), something I haven't seen offered anywhere else. Kits prices worked out to $36 (engine, middle drive, early carbs) and $38 (engine, middle drive, late carbs) including shipping in the US. I can't say that those prices would still be good until checking on current prices. I did make a few bucks 'profit' on each kit, but given the time I put in making up each kit, packaging, and mailing, I 'worked' for third-world wages... LOL...

Does anyone else out there have any interest in another "group buy", in order to make it worth Steve's while?

[natemoen]

Well what I was saying in an earlier post.
My day job has been selling fasteners to the Government and their subcontractors to build their missiles, tanks and space stations for the last 25 years.

Does anyone else out there have any interest in another "group buy", in order to make it worth Steve's while?

Well, I say for those interested maybe we should give CKlamer a chance to get some prices since it is already his job and he can probably get better bulk prices already...

[Radioguylogs]

Bolt Depot Report

I bought the SS bolts for the covers/cases from BoltDepot.com for $16 + $11 shipping.

They came in 2 days and seem quite nice.

I don't undertand the advice about antiseizing compound being necessary due to disimilar metals. SS is more chemically inert than steel, so I don't get it. Maybe folks are worried it's easier to break SS if it does get stuck?...or maybe folks are thinking that the plated bolts are 'insulated'?

Just curious about others' thinking. I expected there was something to it, so I did buy some anti-seizing compound. I do worry about bolts beng more likely to come loose with it.

[natemoen]

I bought the SS bolts for the covers/cases from BoltDepot.com for $16 + $11 shipping.

They came in 2 days and seem quite nice.

I don't undertand the advice about antiseizing compound being necessary due to disimilar metals. SS is more chemically inert than steel, so I don't get it. Maybe folks are worried it's easier to break SS if it does get stuck?...or maybe folks are thinking that the plated bolts are 'insulated'?

Just curious about others' thinking. I expected there was something to it, so I did buy some anti-seizing compound. I do worry about bolts beng more likely to come loose with it.

My thought, SS has a much higher tendancy to gall when being tightened. And since aluminum is so much softer you would do a good amount of destruction to the threads in there. Just put some antiseize on to save some hassle in the end.

[skids]

+1 You don't need any stuck-bolt hasstles.

[crazy steve]

Stainless galls super easy; I've seen SS bolts threaded together by hand, then break when trying to get them apart. Always use anti-seize on stainless, no matter what you're threading it into. If you need to use locktite, put it under the head of the bolt, not on the threads.

You also need to reduce the torque applied when using stainless; it's not as strong as steel, torque specs here: http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...tainless+bolts

[Radioguylogs]

Hmmmm....galling never occurred to me.

It's good to have peers to keep me out of trouble.

[jetmechmarty]

Also keep in mind that anti-seize is a lubricant. It will increase the torque. If you're using a torque wrench, you should use the lube spec.