M10 x 1.0 x 15 Bolt

alfa145
alfa145 Posts: 66
edited April 2013 in MTB workshop & tech
I managed to round out a bolt head on my Giant Trance x3 2009 on the bottom suspension pivot. I managed to get the offending bolt out by driving a spline drive into it and to my amazement it came out easily :)

So I thought I would set about replacing it - I searched on line and the only Giant spare parts I could find are from Cyclestore.co.uk at £44.99 :shock:

I measured the bolt to be M10 x 1.0 x 15 but I can't find any M10x1.0 bolts with an inset hex drive made of alloy. It has quite a large diameter head but I can probably use a washer, but anyone any ideas where I can find anything similar?!

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    Go to a bolt shop and ask.

    It is not a standard thread. The standard for M10 is a 1.25pitch.

    The other option is to talk to an engineering shop.
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  • freezing77
    freezing77 Posts: 731
    Mod one of these
    http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/goodridge-brake-pipe-fittings/goodridge-banjo-bolt
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  • Levi_501
    Levi_501 Posts: 1,105
    Speak to someone who owns a Skyline or an Evo, I forget which one it is but M10 x 1.0 is fairly common on Jap cars.
  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    Levi_501 wrote:
    Speak to someone who owns a Skyline or an Evo, I forget which one it is but M10 x 1.0 is fairly common on Jap cars.

    I think they are also on old VW Beetles. Google M10 blanking plug a lot of hydraulic fittings are M10 x 1.0.

    edit: Did a quick google a VW flywheel bolt is M10x1.0 but its not the old Beetle its more modern VWs. Memory aint what it used to be :oops:

    http://www.redlinemotive.com/replacement/volkswagen/flywheelbolt.asp
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  • freezing77
    freezing77 Posts: 731
    alfa145 wrote:
    I managed to round out a bolt head on my Giant Trance x3 2009 on the bottom suspension pivot. I managed to get the offending bolt out by driving a spline drive into it and to my amazement it came out easily :)

    So I thought I would set about replacing it - I searched on line and the only Giant spare parts I could find are from Cyclestore.co.uk at £44.99 :shock:

    I measured the bolt to be M10 x 1.0 x 15 but I can't find any M10x1.0 bolts with an inset hex drive made of alloy. It has quite a large diameter head but I can probably use a washer, but anyone any ideas where I can find anything similar?!

    Or file a couple of flats on the head so an open ended spanner can be used.

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  • alfa145
    alfa145 Posts: 66
    Thanks for the various avenues of exploration chaps - I did think of filing some flats, however the head is quite thin and is recessed slightly, so I'm not confident I could get a decent leverage on it when doing it up without the spanner coming off and then rounding the flats! I decided to drop it off at an engineering place near me this morning that has done a lot of engine work in the past for me - he will cut a new hex into it for some beer money :)

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