Rusty Chrome Bolts - Where To Buy Replacements

mystic.bertie

I bought a carrera road bike last year, a few of the cap screws that secure the handle bar have a little rust and its spoils the look of the bike a bit. I also bought a second hand giant hybrid last year for my kid, several of the chrome screws and bolts are rusty. Where is a good place to buy replacements and can you buy chrome bolts that wont rust or is it best to go for stainless steel ones?? 8) 8) 8)

freezing77

mystic.bertie wrote:

I bought a carrera road bike last year, a few of the cap screws that secure the handle bar have a little rust and its spoils the look of the bike a bit. I also bought a second hand giant hybrid last year for my kid, several of the chrome screws and bolts are rusty. Where is a good place to buy replacements and can you buy chrome bolts that wont rust or is it best to go for stainless steel ones?? 8) 8) 8)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/M5-X-20-S-STAINLESS-STEEL-CAPHEAD-SCREW-BOLTS-SOCKET-CAP-CAPS-10-PACK-/300678255841?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Nails_Fixing_MJ&hash=item4601d214e1



Stainless steel

estampida

take the bolts to your local HSS or good blacksmith merchants for best price (no delivery)

typically you will want A2 stainless socket head cap screws (that would be aircraft grade with rolled threads)

but most are M4,M5 & M6 with a length of 30mm or there about.......

sungod

acf-50, put a bit on the rust and it'll remove it and then protect, reapply every few months, works very well

http://proviationshop.co.uk/shop/articl ... rosol.html

bobones

Screwfix sell A2 stainless steel 16mm and 20mm M5 cap screws in packs of 50 for around £3.50.

AlahDamIt

Screw fix, worked a treat. Only trouble is I've shed loads left. Could sell them on eBay in packs of 10

sungod

bear in mind that depending on class, a2 stainless steel bolts can be a fair bit weaker than a common class 8.8 bolt

which would be a problem if any of the bolts actually *need* to be that strength (or higher)

won't be an issue for something like a top cap bolt, but for the bolts holding the stem to steerer for instance, personally i'd check carefully before substituting

handy info...

http://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/Ref ... _Spec.html

mystic.bertie

thanks for all the helpful replies guys, those ones on ebay are cheap enough and you have a few spares, thanks for the link matey.

Screwfix would be an option if i did not have to pay for postage and i rarely buy anything from screwfix these days.

all the screws are m5 and m6 just needing a few different lengths.