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Old Oct 8, 2002 | 01:34 PM
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Default How Do You Guys Mount Your Blocks to Engine Stands?

I was going to use the tranny bolts to put my spare block on my stand, but they're not even long enough to clear the brackets on the stand. I went to Home Depot, and the closest thing I could find was a 12mm X 1.75 thread, but that was too coarse. Then I was looking at the SAE fine thread stuff, and that looks like it'd match up alright, but they didn't have any in 1/2", which would be the closest thing to 12mm.:dunno:

Also, are flywheel bolts 14mm 12pt? I assumed they were, since the clutch bolts are 12mm 12pt, and my Helm's says the flywheel bolts are 2mm wider in diameter.
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Old Oct 8, 2002 | 02:39 PM
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flywheel bolts are 17mm 12 pt bolts.

as for the engine stand i usually use a nut and a bolt that will fit through the hole in the block. motor mount bolts also work.
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Old Oct 8, 2002 | 03:09 PM
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17mm, and I thought they were 10's on the clutch... Too tired to remember that...
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Old Oct 8, 2002 | 03:12 PM
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Originally posted by Bakeoff
17mm, and I thought they were 10's on the clutch... Too tired to remember that...
you're right, i just checked. looks like I'm 0 for 2
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Old Oct 8, 2002 | 06:44 PM
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I ran into the same problem this summer, I ended up just setting my engine on the ground after trying to find suitable thread material all over the place [I have one engine on the stand, but the stand was actually cut to let the bolts work]. Eventually I'll probably have a set of bolts made assuming I keep working with Hondas.

And yeah, flywheel bolts are 17mm, clutch is 10mm, both 12 pt.
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Old Oct 8, 2002 | 06:48 PM
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Yah, my spare block has been sitting on my creeper for a week and a half. I don't mind leaving it there, since I can still move it around and I never really used the creeper anyway. However, the fact that I went thru the trouble of assembling my stand and now it's just taking up space does kinda bother me. I guess I'll just call around and ask for 12mm X 1.25 X whatever bolts.
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Old Oct 8, 2002 | 06:50 PM
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Good luck, I think you need like 7" long and the higher the grade the better, no place I called local had them and I was on a tight schedule, maybe you will have better luck.
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Old Oct 8, 2002 | 08:43 PM
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McMaster-Carr has the 12 x 1.25 bolts up to 80mm in length. But they sell them in packages of 50. They also have threaded rod in that size. One meter for $23.68.
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Old Oct 8, 2002 | 09:47 PM
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motor mount bolts work....... we got more than a few layin around so thats what we use
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