High Dome Carriage Bolts for Wood Wheels on 27 Hudson
Good day,
I'm in the prcess of restoring my '27 Hudson sedan. I'm currently
working on the wood wheels.
I took the 'high dome' carraige bolts (7/16 x 2 1/2) off of the wood
wheels and discovered the bolts were stretched. I tried cleaning the
threads by using a thread cutter, but there seems to be just to much
slack between each of the bolts and nuts.
I would like to find new replacements, but so far, I havn't had a
whole lot of luck. If I can't find replacements for them, I'll have
to settle for regular carriage bolts.
I am asking for your advice:
Should I replace the bolts with the 'high dome' type which, so far, I
haven't been able to locate, or should I just go ahead to my local
hardware or automotive store to replace them with the current style
carraige bolts which do not have the 'high dome' shape? Does it
really matter which type of bolt
Please advise what grade I should use?
Any other suggestions.
Thanks, Rick Gatling
I'm in the prcess of restoring my '27 Hudson sedan. I'm currently
working on the wood wheels.
I took the 'high dome' carraige bolts (7/16 x 2 1/2) off of the wood
wheels and discovered the bolts were stretched. I tried cleaning the
threads by using a thread cutter, but there seems to be just to much
slack between each of the bolts and nuts.
I would like to find new replacements, but so far, I havn't had a
whole lot of luck. If I can't find replacements for them, I'll have
to settle for regular carriage bolts.
I am asking for your advice:
Should I replace the bolts with the 'high dome' type which, so far, I
haven't been able to locate, or should I just go ahead to my local
hardware or automotive store to replace them with the current style
carraige bolts which do not have the 'high dome' shape? Does it
really matter which type of bolt
Please advise what grade I should use?
Any other suggestions.
Thanks, Rick Gatling
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