Howdy,
When I work on cars I'm often faced with the need to replace fasteners.
In the past, I headed for Lowes, Home Depot or if during the week and I
needed something "odd" I'd go to the local fastener store. Or, ... I'd
rummage thru my drawers of "old stuff that I can't bear to throw away
because I might need it someday" hoping to find 6 "8mm x 1.25 x 30mm" bolts
with flat washers. Which are the bolts I needed for my AT Pan. The bolts
in place had rust and corrosion on them - I guess MB thought they could use
cheap stuff after spending all that money on those shields.
Anyway - those days of long searches are over. I bought several plastic
boxes with various groups of SAE and Metric fasteners. I went to the metric
box and found the proper replacement bolts and washers - exactly like the
ones that I recently removed - except they;re new. ;-)
Anyway - if you'd like to try an assortment, I bought mine from
www.boltdepot.com for around $23 per set. Much cheaper if the fasteners
were purchased seperately.
Have a nice Saturday --
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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