while doing bits and pieces on my Landrover I am finding the perennial problem of rusted fixings, nuts bolts etc. While I know I am unlikely to reach the standards of many of the restorations detailed on the forum, I would like to at least try and get things right.
Whats the view on stainless steel nuts/bolts etc. Having spent some time in the power industry I've heard lots about stress corrosion cracking and inter-granular attack of stainless and the one thing you can guarantee is a corrosive environment and plenty of stress on the nuts and bolts on the underneath of a vehicle.
I would be grateful if people could share their, thoughts/knowledge/experience of the different materials on offer for the basic nuts and bolts of a restoration. Should I just replace like with like where corrosion/damage/rounded heads etc. mean that I might not be so lucky if I try and remove something next time, or should I go for stainless and damm the expense (and the fact that they maybe don't look right)?
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bonnie_scott
Hi,
while doing bits and pieces on my Landrover I am finding the perennial problem of rusted fixings, nuts bolts etc. While I know I am unlikely to reach the standards of many of the restorations detailed on the forum, I would like to at least try and get things right.
Whats the view on stainless steel nuts/bolts etc. Having spent some time in the power industry I've heard lots about stress corrosion cracking and inter-granular attack of stainless and the one thing you can guarantee is a corrosive environment and plenty of stress on the nuts and bolts on the underneath of a vehicle.
I would be grateful if people could share their, thoughts/knowledge/experience of the different materials on offer for the basic nuts and bolts of a restoration. Should I just replace like with like where corrosion/damage/rounded heads etc. mean that I might not be so lucky if I try and remove something next time, or should I go for stainless and damm the expense (and the fact that they maybe don't look right)?
Looking forward to the discussion ahead.
Cheers Julian
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