<VV> Re: RE: caged nut repair/ proper materials

[mmcguire at hiwaay.net]

"Grade 8 stainless nuts and bolts are available. I would not use anything 
else on suspension pieces no matter what the car was used for.
When I re-did the front suspension on the V8 Vair I replaced the square nuts 
with new ones from Clarks and several of the cages were destroyed in the 
removal process. Also I coated them with copper based anti seize."


Never seen a grade 8 stainless nut. Bolts yes...  You can get SS 17-4 which are 
high strength.  Am I missing something from www.mcmastercarr.com?  Install 
everything with loctite too.  It will help keep the moisture out of the 
threads.  It is brittle and some use MIL-8802 instead which works wonderfully 
I'm told.

Oh, Did someone post a website a few weeks ago to get OEM style fasteners?  



Michael