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Need To Find A Rear Bolt For Top Engine Steady

Started by bradderz , Sep 07 2010 09:47 PM

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#1 bradderz

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Posted 07 September 2010 - 09:47 PM

1991 mini cooper 1.3i

hi i am wanting to replace the bushes on the top engine steady but cant get the rear bolt off because it is all rounded off, so was gonna drill it out. so i need to find a replacement bolt online but cannot find it anywhere, can anyone else find it?

thanks

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#2 Mal_whitby

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Posted 07 September 2010 - 09:57 PM

1991 mini cooper 1.3i

hi i am wanting to replace the bushes on the top engine steady but cant get the rear bolt off because it is all rounded off, so was gonna drill it out. so i need to find a replacement bolt online but cannot find it anywhere, can anyone else find it?

thanks

Is this the one you're after?

http://www.minispare...=...3377&title=

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#3 bradderz

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Posted 07 September 2010 - 10:11 PM

no that bolt is to the engine, i need the bolt on the other end of the steady, the one that goes vertical

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#4 Mal_whitby

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Posted 07 September 2010 - 10:37 PM

no that bolt is to the engine, i need the bolt on the other end of the steady, the one that goes vertical

Isn't it the same bolt? the bush at either end is the same width so I thought the same bolt would do both ends?

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#5 pikey7

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Posted 08 September 2010 - 01:00 AM

that bolt is 5/16'' UNF x 1 7/8''

you can buy them anywhere! (well, probably not in toys r us, but you get what i mean!)

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#6 partsguy1

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Posted 08 September 2010 - 01:06 AM

Did the later mini's use the stud type? part#2A5873

[attachment=102557:2a5873.jpg]

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#7 Spudz

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Posted 08 September 2010 - 05:31 AM

Did the later mini's use the stud type? part#2A5873

[attachment=102557:2a5873.jpg]

Never seen one of those before...thought they all used the bolt.
Hi Terry...where you been?

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#8 Spudz

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Posted 08 September 2010 - 05:33 AM

Did the later mini's use the stud type? part#2A5873

[attachment=102557:2a5873.jpg]

Never seen one of those before...thought they all used the bolt.
Hi Terry...where you been?

oops, crap...didn't mean to echo.

Edited by Spudz, 08 September 2010 - 05:34 AM.

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#9 GraemeC

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Posted 08 September 2010 - 06:17 AM

That stud was only used by early Minis, soon replaced by a bolt when BMC realised it was a pain in the ar$e to service the bushes as the master cylinders needed removing to do so.