[TowerTalk] Trouble mounting T-2X

[Roger (K8RI)]

Bill Aycock wrote:
> The owners manual says the bolts are 5/16-18, 1 5/8 long. The manual shows a 
> diagram with some unthreaded length.
> Bill-W4BSG
>   
It's the hole that needs to be threaded all the way through. Normally 
the unthreaded portion of a bolt is smaller than the threaded portion.
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> From: "w4lde" <w4lde at numail.org>
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> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 3:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Trouble mounting T-2X
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>> Dick,
>>
>> Looks like the bolts are 1 1/2" long and either a 1/4" or 3/16" and my
>> guess is a 3/16"  I believe its 20 threads per inch. There is no
>> markings on the bolt

No lines on the head, like one to each flat or so?  Then it's a low 
grade, which is fine in this case.
>> and a standard 1/2" socket fits a little loose and
>> not a snug as I expected, so I wonder if its metric?  Probably made in
>> China.
>>     
Unless they've changed recently the bolts should still be 5/16-18 unless 
some one accidentally slipped in the wrong bolts.  More than once I've 
picked up bolts at the big box stores and found  a few "odd" ones in 
there. IE...sorted by customer.

73

Roger (K8RI)
>> 73 de
>> Ron W4LDE
>>     
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