Battery cable tube
September 28th, 2011, 10:00 AM
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Battery cable tube
Looking for battery cable heat protection tube, mounts on frame where battery cable nears exhaust manifold. Prefer 5" but will take either version. Thanks.
September 29th, 2011, 05:14 AM
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October 9th, 2011, 04:41 PM
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OK, I got a nice one from Bob ROCKETMAN269V but I'm having a hard time finding the right bolt for the hole?? I tried a 5/16 hex head self tapping and it didn't work, did the original use a nut?
October 9th, 2011, 04:42 PM
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October 10th, 2011, 02:13 PM
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See pic below....it definitely uses a 5/16" bolt. All of them that I have use a regular threaded (ie machine thread) bolt to hold the battery cable tube "plate" to the frame. Sure, it doesn't make any sense since this was just a hole without any threads or a nut, etc to hold the bolt but that's what I have found on the many battery cable tube setups I have pulled over the years. Typically it's a flat tipped bolt as well. A coarse threaded and pointed 5/16" bolt would probably work as well.
If you want to get really ridiculous...the typical head marking on this bolt always seems to be a crudely hand drawn "T M" (with the "T" being on top of the "M"). Probably more than you wanted to know but "when in Rome...."
Should not be any need to go to a larger size bolt unless the hole has been wallowed out.
If you want to get really ridiculous...the typical head marking on this bolt always seems to be a crudely hand drawn "T M" (with the "T" being on top of the "M"). Probably more than you wanted to know but "when in Rome...."
Should not be any need to go to a larger size bolt unless the hole has been wallowed out.
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October 10th, 2011, 02:55 PM
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There may have been different fasteners used, so you might have to experiment a little to find the right one. I just pulled this one from a 1971 Cutlass parts car, it required a 1/2" wrench and this is the coarse threads I was trying to describe. I think this may also be what Brian was describing too. John
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October 10th, 2011, 04:56 PM
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Thanks guy's yes it's a 5/16. I had to go to a Bolt and Fastener place and had to buy a 100 @ 10 bucks 5/16 hex head self tapping bolts, and they still didn't work!@!#. I checked the brake distribution block and it is the same bolt worked perfect, so I looked for them and couldn't find any!!!
I called InlineTube and they had it, has an anchor on top.
So the damage was 6 for 9 bucks oh well.
Thanks for all the help everyone, I feel bad just for a stupid battery tube!
I called InlineTube and they had it, has an anchor on top.
So the damage was 6 for 9 bucks oh well.
Thanks for all the help everyone, I feel bad just for a stupid battery tube!
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