Screws

seanorawe

Does nyone know the name of the set of screws i need to put my mud guards back on to my hybrid? I took them off ages ago, and dont have the screws anymore. I dont even have the make of the mudguards. But I need the screws that go in to the eyelets.

Cheers

slowbike

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keef66

On mine they are just plain old capscrews with a hex socket in the head. No idea of size though.

Probly cheapest to pick some up from an LBS or even Halfords since you only need 4.

navrig

I did the same and used as spare set of bottle cage screws however I tightened the rear RH screw too much and it interfered with the chain when on the smallest cog. I now have a cable tie holding that eyelet in place.

seanorawe

Cable ties. Why didnt I think of that?

Cable ties fix everything

MichaelW

Stainless steel M5 allen bolts are the best. Use them with washers and get the correct length so at least 1 thread is exposed. Too long and they interfere with the chain.
You can cut them with a hacksaw but you need to finish carefully to save the thread.
Zip ties are best for fixing mudguards to the rear chainstay bridge, unless that is threaded for a bolt. If it is, but tyre clearance is restricted, you may need a panhead or other flat style bolt/machine screw.
I use one small ziptie and drill out a small hole 1cm from the mudguard tip.

navrig

seanorawe wrote:

Cable ties. Why didnt I think of that?

Cable ties fix everything

I carry a few in my saddle bag. The modern equivalent of the Scout's piece of string/rope.

The only thing to keep in mind is that you wont snap them with your hands so once tightened they are there until you can snip them off. I've seen loads of car plastic wheel trims fixed in place with cable ties and I bet hardly anyone carries anything to cut them if they get a puncture!!

MattC59

They're called screws.