14.3125 + 0.125 = 14.4375” so a smidgen under Spider’s quoted figure (near enough for the difference not be discernible with a steel rule).
The discrepancy is probably due to the hole being a fraction more than 1/4” diameter to allow clearance for the bolt.
So yours are measuring at just 1/16” short. That will easily be taken up by the bend in them.
Excellent, thanks enormously for the dilligence!
I checked again, I find you are correct and, my lack of fore-thought. The hole was in fact enlargened, if not merely due to clearance but also, due to fact of bolt being seized with salts and bent before or during removal.
The old originals now appear by the method you give, to be 14 5/16 "; A useful method to set the length.
And so does the BMC measurement of 14 1/4" to the centre of hole.
Edited by chuee, 04 September 2024 - 05:22 PM.
