b&m bolts

[Ironhead]

anyone ever break the bolts on thier B&M shifter??i broke mine this afternoon ,,well one of them the top one sheared off ,,i had to shift truck by grabbing bottom of the shifter to get home im thinking on getting new bolts and welding

 

[Wifey]

anyone ever break the bolts on thier B&M shifter??i broke mine this afternoon ,,well one of them the top one sheared off ,,i had to shift truck by grabbing bottom of the shifter to get home im thinking on getting new bolts and welding

Just get some grade 10 or so :rock: :marchmellow: :marchmellow: :marchmellow:

 

[FATJACK]

They should not have broken unless they were working loose. Like Denise said put in some grade 10 and tighten them periodically.

 

[Wifey]

They should not have broken unless they were working loose. Like Denise said put in some grade 10 and tighten them periodically.

WOW,:rock: I made a tec post backed up by an expert I did, I did :marchmellow:

 

[FATJACK]

Expert, I don't think so.....but I do think you were exactly right.:rock: :rock:

 

[Ironhead]

are you two done stroking each others ego now lol

 

[Tooloe]

my shifter broke at the top where the ball was at i just rethreaded it and screwd the ball back on!

 

[mauiSRT/10]

BigNana broke his too if I remember correctly.

patrick

 

[LitemUp]

When I had my B&M I stripped a bolt, and I got a replacement from a local bolt and fastner store. I would bring one to the store as a sample to make sure that you find the exact match. Should didn't be to difficult to find.

 

[Ironhead]

"Should didn't be to difficult to find."quote

Ya what he said ,i think

 

[avmech]

I am finding the studs that come with the shifters are breaking alot. just put the B&M shifter in my Cobra last week and today as I was putting in the new clutch the studs in the shifter were sheared off when I went to loosen them.

 

[JTS VENOM PERFORMANCE]

I had to add an extra bolt to mine, I sheared off hardened bolts twice, added an extra bolt and no probs since

 

[Wifey]

All hardened bolts are not created the same. Grade 5 has 3 marks grade 8 has 6 marks , go fiqure Grade 10 bolts will not shear off unless you have an arms like Lbstone :rock: :marchmellow:

 

[Ironhead]

All hardened bolts are not created the same. Grade 5 has 3 marks grade 5 has 7 marks , go fiqure Grade 10 bolts will not shear off unless you have an arms like Lbstone :rock: :marchmellow:

well i would have to admit im not the smallest boy on the block

i replaced them with some stanless ones ,,thats all the hardware store near me had on a saturday ,,when i get to shop on monday i will see if we have some metric countersunk cap screws we use on tooling dies ,they are hardend to a high rockwell hardness ,,way better than 10,,i guess next i will snap off knob :embarassed:

 

[moparracing]

WOW,:rock: I made a tec post I did, I did :marchmellow:

your percentages are alittle low......

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[Wifey]

well i would have to admit im not the smallest boy on the block

i replaced them with some stanless ones ,,thats all the hardware store near me had on a saturday ,,when i get to shop on monday i will see if we have some metric countersunk cap screws we use on tooling dies ,they are hardend to a high rockwell hardness ,,way better than 10,,i guess next i will snap off knob :embarassed:

Right on Stainless will never attain the shear/ tensile strenght of a good carbon steel , particularly in the 300 series alloys, to much nickle (soft) and to much chromium (brittle) in the other SS alloys.:argh: :argh:

 

[Wifey]

your percentages are alittle low......

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