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Title: Anyone else have a small rust spot around each nut and bolt?
Post by: ACE on March 28, 2004, 08:16:42 PM
Well, I have a little rust around and on each little nut and bolt hear and there, and I thought about putting caps over them or just redoing them all and get some stainless ones. have any suggestions? any similar expireinces?

-ace
Title: Anyone else have a small rust spot around each nut and bolt?
Post by: jriff on March 28, 2004, 10:15:08 PM
yep-ask Mr wilson about tastynutz.com--bad exp...anyway postings on tastynutz and wanted aftermarket engine case bolts--check back will be getting sizes tomm??? :dunno: I think my dealer is closed on Mon.
Title: Anyone else have a small rust spot around each nut and bolt?
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on March 28, 2004, 10:58:41 PM
mine isnt, ill check and see what i can dig up :thumb:
Title: Anyone else have a small rust spot around each nut and bolt?
Post by: jriff on March 28, 2004, 11:16:02 PM
Thats cool---now that I 'm thinking they do make stainless caps to go over bolts they had a kit for a road crusier but they wanted like $30 bucks for it --rather replace with aluminum for that price and not have to worry about them falling off......
Title: Anyone else have a small rust spot around each nut and bolt?
Post by: Cal Price on March 29, 2004, 12:04:55 AM
I just clean em up with WD40 now and again.
Title: Anyone else have a small rust spot around each nut and bolt?
Post by: JLKasper on March 29, 2004, 06:26:21 AM
Lowe's sells packets of SS bolts and washers in 6-10 mm diameters.  I bought some for an older bike with some rusty bolts, and it made a real difference.  The cool thing is you can file the numbers and grade markers off,  then polish them.  They end up looking like they're nickel plated-- shiny but a shade darker then chrome.  They're virtually maintenance free.  They don't handle smaller diameters for case bolts; a fastener specialty store will most likely carry them. :cheers: