pulley bolts
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Ha, ha and ha! I get to act smart again! Well, at least just a little bit - that is not a camshaft pulley, it is just a water pump pulley, the camshaft is in now way connected to it.
About the bolts' length, that I do not know, sorry! But, maybe you can measure them? See how thick the circle of the water pump that the bolts go through is, then how thick the metal of the pulley is, then how thick a springy-washer thing for the bolts is, and finally add all this up - you will need bolts slightly longer than that. They also should probably be of the high-strength kind, that one that has six lines on the heads to mark it.
About the bolts' length, that I do not know, sorry! But, maybe you can measure them? See how thick the circle of the water pump that the bolts go through is, then how thick the metal of the pulley is, then how thick a springy-washer thing for the bolts is, and finally add all this up - you will need bolts slightly longer than that. They also should probably be of the high-strength kind, that one that has six lines on the heads to mark it.
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that would be grade eight bolts and they would be gold i color. Yes i know that part. I am fried and high on tramacet from my back pain so forgive me on the camshaft pulley haha. that sounds so funny right now lol. i dont want to remove one just to measure it and my old engine doesnt have the pulley or bolts on it. so anyone have them?
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Oh my, did you hurt yourself bad? Then maybe you should be resting, and not working on your truck (or anything else)? Also, I thought that maybe you had thingies apart for like a water pump replacement, and maybe kicked your bolts accidentally and they got lost somewhere... But I see this is not the case, and so my idea is all but useless to you - sorry!
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nope i am planning a flexalite fan install and need the measurements of the bolts so i can score better ones than the flexalite ones. i just need to know so i can order the bolts. gotta love tax time haha.
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You already have taxes returned? You are lucky, I end up paying taxes every year - working for tips tends to have that effect. Thankfully my part-time occupation supplies me with enough cash to cover all taxes I may have to pay, and this past month has been very good to me in that area 
On the bolts - can you not go to a hardware store and buy the grade eight bolts that you need?
On the bolts - can you not go to a hardware store and buy the grade eight bolts that you need?
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3/8" coarse thread x 1-1/8" long Grade 8
The bolt is resting on the lockwasher to level it out so the reading is more accurate for the picture.
The bolt is resting on the lockwasher to level it out so the reading is more accurate for the picture.
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1-1/8" length took me by surprise...seems like an oddball length.
I get all my hardware at Tractor Supply where you can buy it by the pound in bulk. They come in 1", 1-1/2", 2", and increase by 1/2". I'm guessing a 1-1/2" bolt with a couple washers might do the trick if you struggle to find the 1-1/8" bolt...
I get all my hardware at Tractor Supply where you can buy it by the pound in bulk. They come in 1", 1-1/2", 2", and increase by 1/2". I'm guessing a 1-1/2" bolt with a couple washers might do the trick if you struggle to find the 1-1/8" bolt...
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Stacking washers is a bad idea! That said I have done it but not on something like a waterpump/fan pulley. It is little hard for me to explain but stacking washers does not allow the bolt to get the same clamping force it would otherwise get. Something about the the washers slipping and shifting I think. I know that when we install hardware for bells, bell frames and towers you can't stack them inspectors will go totally nuts.
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tension washers will bind together and come in grade eight. i am adding two inches to the measurement to account for the flexalite system so i needed to know what to add that two inches to.
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