Gary Lewis Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Well, I didn't realize those screws were called that! I thought they were called barrel nuts! Brilliant idea!!! Thank you! Well, I learn something every day. Wikipedia says "A sex bolt, (also known as a barrel nut, barrel bolt, binding barrel, Chicago screw, post and screw or connector bolt)." http://www.garysgaragemahal.com/uploads/6/5/8/7/65879365/thinking-26_orig.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Well, I learn something every day. Wikipedia says "A sex bolt, (also known as a barrel nut, barrel bolt, binding barrel, Chicago screw, post and screw or connector bolt)." Probably most often found holding your belt buckle on. Tandy used to be a good place to get shallow ones. IDK the last time I saw a Tandy store. Probably back in the '70's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBF84 Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Probably most often found holding your belt buckle on. Tandy used to be a good place to get shallow ones. IDK the last time I saw a Tandy store. Probably back in the '70's Well, no luck finding a properly sized barrel bolt but the metric bolt area of the hardware store did the trick. A size M-8 seemed to fit very well through the drilled out rivet hole. So, I bought a bolt/nut with flange combo and then a normal nut to tighten the flange nut against. It lets the mirror swing to the three positions (trailer/camper, normal, and pulled closed) well and the resistance is just about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Well, no luck finding a properly sized barrel bolt but the metric bolt area of the hardware store did the trick. A size M-8 seemed to fit very well through the drilled out rivet hole. So, I bought a bolt/nut with flange combo and then a normal nut to tighten the flange nut against. It lets the mirror swing to the three positions (trailer/camper, normal, and pulled closed) well and the resistance is just about right. If the nut loosens you might try a Nylon lock nut. But it looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Well, no luck finding a properly sized barrel bolt but the metric bolt area of the hardware store did the trick. A size M-8 seemed to fit very well through the drilled out rivet hole. So, I bought a bolt/nut with flange combo and then a normal nut to tighten the flange nut against. It lets the mirror swing to the three positions (trailer/camper, normal, and pulled closed) well and the resistance is just about right. 8x1.25 is incredibly close to 5/16-18. I could send you a stainless truss head cap screw. Don't use Loctite and nylon. It will make the plastic hard and brittle, completely defeating its purpose. If you want a Chicago screw how short does the sleeve need to be? It looks like you have a lot of stack-up on the bottom side there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBF84 Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 8x1.25 is incredibly close to 5/16-18. I could send you a stainless truss head cap screw. Don't use Loctite and nylon. It will make the plastic hard and brittle, completely defeating its purpose. If you want a Chicago screw how short does the sleeve need to be? It looks like you have a lot of stack-up on the bottom side there. Thanks Gents! Appreciate the advice and the offer. I'll see how well this one works out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBF84 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 Well, I didn't realize those screws were called that! I thought they were called barrel nuts! Brilliant idea!!! Thank you! I was able to find a front hitch thread on here but does anyone know of an off the shelf front hitch that would fit on an 1984 F-150 2WD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I was able to find a front hitch thread on here but does anyone know of an off the shelf front hitch that would fit on an 1984 F-150 2WD? I don't know of one, but they are fairly simple to make. I bought a piece of square tubing with the reinforcement on the end and the holes for the pin at Northern Tool and made crossmembers to weld it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBF84 Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 I don't know of one, but they are fairly simple to make. I bought a piece of square tubing with the reinforcement on the end and the holes for the pin at Northern Tool and made crossmembers to weld it to. Thanks Gary! I took a good look at my bumper today and this website and it turns out I have the "fuel efficiency" strip on the front bumper. Then, I scrounged for the "fuel efficiency package". HBF is a 4.9 with 4 speed overdrive and had the 3.08 rear end. I wonder if that met the criteria or if it being a California built truck was the cause of the "fuel efficiency" strip. Other folks on this forum with California trucks have the fuel efficiency strip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBF84 Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 Thanks Gary! I took a good look at my bumper today and this website and it turns out I have the "fuel efficiency" strip on the front bumper. Then, I scrounged for the "fuel efficiency package". HBF is a 4.9 with 4 speed overdrive and had the 3.08 rear end. I wonder if that met the criteria or if it being a California built truck was the cause of the "fuel efficiency" strip. Other folks on this forum with California trucks have the fuel efficiency strip? And, in other news... Did some very minimal prep work and then attacked them with a rattle can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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