where've all the left handed threads gone?

[shagbite]

why not just order the exact dewalt component from a online tool repair merchants ?or is that too radical thinking ?;-)

need it now mate.

 

[Silly Sausage]

forget wandering around aimlessly hoping to find the right bolt even with all the pitch / thread info , thats a mugs game.

you need the dewalt part number , from here......

DeWalt Service Technical Home Page

then track down retailers who can get it.

Forget DeWalt, this is THE place for spares...
Elu Spare Parts | Miles Tool & Machinery Centre

 

[Guest55]

im assuming the old bolt is lost ?
therefore you dont know the length , diameter , thread ?
in which case youre screwed without the part no.

 

[Guest55]

Forget DeWalt, this is THE place for spares...
Elu Spare Parts | Miles Tool & Machinery Centre

yes , how crazy of me to use the dewalt website to find a dewalt part , what was i thinking ?
;-)

 

[shagbite]

forget wandering around aimlessly hoping to find the right bolt even with all the pitch / thread info , thats a mugs game.

you need the dewalt part number , from here......

DeWalt Service Technical Home Page

then track down retailers who can get it.

i know that now!

trouble is, when i started, i didn't think they'd be that hard to find. these things are rarer than rocking horse poo.

 

[shagbite]

im assuming the old bolt is lost ?
therefore you dont know the length , diameter , thread ?
in which case youre screwed without the part no.

not lost - just knackered. the prize-wit that i'm working with couldn't understand why he couldn't loosen it the traditional way (righty tighty/lefty loosey) and he just kept tightening it until it snapped.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

place that has 'em is on geldard rd. can't remember the name off hand. gonna get over there first thing.

place i`m on about is just off leeds Rd shawcross dewsbury...
you won`t see it as its off a side road..
and theres spen bearings as well.....
their in cleckheaton...

Spen Bearings

 

[Silly Sausage]

yes , how crazy of me to use the dewalt website to find a dewalt part , what was i thinking ?
;-)

Well, if you were daft enough to buy DeWalt in the first place...
I rest my case!

 

[Guest55]

Well, if you were daft enough to buy DeWalt in the first place...
I rest my case!

of course user damage couldnt possibly happen to any other brand of powertool could it ?

moron.

;-)

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Forget DeWalt, this is THE place for spares...
Elu Spare Parts | Miles Tool & Machinery Centre

lol...

 

[Silly Sausage]

moron.

;-)

Oh well, nice knowing you biff.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

not lost - just knackered. the prize-wit that i'm working with couldn't understand why he couldn't loosen it the traditional way (righty tighty/lefty loosey) and he just kept tightening it until it snapped.

so...how have you managed to get the old bolt out?
was there enough on it to get some grips on it to wind it out?

 

[shagbite]

so...how have you managed to get the old bolt out?
was there enough on it to get some grips on it to wind it out?

the pillock that i work with tried allen keys, alligator pump pliers and mole grips to get the bolt out. when they all failed, he used an angle grinder to put a flat surface on the bolt head (which was round for some reason) and then set about it with the stilsons.

this snapped the head straight off and broke a couple of the threads on the bolt. luckily it just twisted straight out - clockwise of course.

 

[Guest55]

Oh well, nice knowing you biff.

farewells are so sad
:-(

 

[shagbite]

farewells are so sad
:-(

farewell is a lonely sound, when told to someone you love.