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Old 11-17-2013, 12:40 AM   #1
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finding replacement bolts

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I did an inspection of my sky team v raptor (retro) 250 and saw a bolt was missing connecting the engine to the frame.

I've heard of people replacing all bolts on the chinese bikes with stainless steel ones. Where would I pick up such bolts...a hardware shop?
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Old 11-17-2013, 09:51 PM   #2
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That's what I would do but NOT stainless steel.

Get an 8.8 grade or higher regular steel bolt. Stainless is not as strong, and I bet you'd have a tough time finding that size in stainless.
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Old 11-17-2013, 10:37 PM   #3
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Old 11-18-2013, 12:12 AM   #4
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X3. 9.8 or 10.6 would be even better.
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Old 11-19-2013, 08:15 AM   #5
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as far as the other bolts are concerned, they sell kits of assorted bolts in motorcycle shops, in plastic boxes, different ones, have a look and get a metric kit.
they are more or less overpriced, not sure if shipping from u.s. (or japan or china?) is cheaper.

chinabike shops have kits of the cheaper non stainless green bolts you have on your bike, as they come with many bikes.
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Old 11-19-2013, 08:16 AM   #6
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ask the people you bought the bike from to give you a kit. that s what i did and he gave me two.
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Old 11-19-2013, 08:28 PM   #7
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Search through http://www.yellowpages.com.au for Bolts & Nuts shop in your area.
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Old 11-19-2013, 09:23 PM   #8
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Are bolts south of the equator threaded differently? Like left to tighten?

Just wondering about the Coriolis Force and all ;-0
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Old 11-19-2013, 09:25 PM   #9
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If you guys buy a globe in Australia, is the South Pole at the top?

Do maps have South at the top?
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Old 11-26-2013, 07:46 AM   #10
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yeah of course, south is up the top, where else would it be?

a sloth is hanging in the tree
and seems to wear a frown
but that only seems to be
because he s upside down

so in latin america they have the same phenomenon
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Old 12-11-2013, 01:02 PM   #11
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Any bolt will work for that application, grade 5,8, 10 Just make sure you use a ny-lock nut or a lock washer to help keep it from loosening itself again. Motor fasteners(external cases and internal) you want to make sure it's a specific type. I second on the Stainless being a little too light duty - they tend to stretch a lot. Usually change out the bolts on my Harley case covers after a single use. They usually stretch to the point that you can't get a good torque value on them. You keep trying to get the correct torque and wind up either stripping the threads out or snapping the bolt off inside the case.


 
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