lead acid battery nut

[Steamy Tom]

Hi,

So one of my batteries is missing a nut :/ it is very close to a M10 nut but it is much smaller all together and the thread seems just ever so small in comparison to a regular M10, i am thinking it is imperial. any ideas where to find a match? i tried the local hardware and builders also, they only have the regular stuff.

TIA

 

[Geoff.D]

Need to go to a specialised nut and bolt shop. Take a snapshot of the battery terminal along with you as well as a measurement of the diameter of the battery post.
Buy yourself one of these at that same shop for the future, will never ever have an issue again.

 

[Steamy Tom]

thanks though unless that thing is cheap it is a bit of an overkill.

speaking of these shops, where would i find one?

 

[Geoff.D]

There is always a specialised nut and bolt supplier in any place with an industrial area. Look for one in your local yellow pages or on the Internet.
Search for "Nut and Bolt supplier" should find one for you.
If you like doing DIY, believe me, you will use that little gauge more than you think. It takes all the guesswork out of issues and prevents plenty of stripped bolt events.
There are nice ones such as the photo, and even el cheapo plastic ones available.
I have my dad's grandfather's Whitworth gauge, and imperial gauge and a metric one, plus another one for very small threads.

 

[Stokstert]

And while you are at it also buy a caliper or micrometer.
It would also help if you told us where you live to suggest a bolt and nut supplier.

 

[TheChamp]

I thought every man on this forum had massive toolboxes full of bolts and stuff in the garage?

 

[Geoff.D]

I thought every man on this forum had massive toolboxes full of bolts and stuff in the garage?

That is true! I have bottles and bottles full of recovered screws, nuts and bolts! But even then I still find myself without a solution on occasion.

 

[Stokstert]

I thought every man on this forum had massive toolboxes full of bolts and stuff in the garage?

That is why I asked where he stays as someone in his area might be able to help.

 

[Steamy Tom]

That is why I asked where he stays as someone in his area might be able to help.

east rand jhb

 

[Stokstert]

east rand jhb

Sorry, out of luck don't know that area.

 

[Steamy Tom]

Sorry, out of luck don't know that area.

yeah its all good i will go trawl steelmate this saturday and see what they have, i reckon very worst case i will just "rethread" it with the closest bolt i can find xD

 

[Geoff.D]

yeah its all good i will go trawl steelmate this saturday and see what they have, i reckon very worst case i will just "rethread" it with the closest bolt i can find xD

Very bad idea! You will in all likelihood twist the post off inside the battery.

Geez! cant use Google?????

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[Steamy Tom]

Very bad idea! You will in all likelihood twist the post off inside the battery.

fair point i guess, sigh how do morons lose something like this

 

[chrisc]

If you can post the label on the battery, it would help

 

[Steamy Tom]

If you can post the label on the battery, it would help

Royal 1150K 105 Ah Battery

 

[Geoff.D]

The answer could be really simple. Go to the place where you bought the battery and find out if they dont stock replacement nuts ------

 

[Steamy Tom]

The answer could be really simple. Go to the place where you bought the battery and find out if they dont stock replacement nuts ------

i didn't buy the battery...

 

[Düber]

Reliable Bolt (Pty) Ltd
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Phone: 011 609 7946



Fastener supplier in Edenvale

Address: 71 B Terrace Rd, Edenvale, 1609


If I need some bolts and things in Jhb east I usually end up here.

Looking at the battery, I think I had the same problem, and had to scratch out an imperial nut from one of my many storage containers. (But it was a while back.)

 

[RonSwanson]

I thought every man on this forum had massive toolboxes full of bolts and stuff in the garage?

any DIYer worth his salt has, at the very least, one scratchbox.

 

[Steamy Tom]

I.have one for you . Greenstone area let me know..

thank you so much i will pm you