Nuts & Bolts - Honda Tech Tips
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Nuts & Bolts - Honda Tech Tips
Nuts & Bolts - Honda Tech Tips
Read about helpful tech tips regarding the nuts and bolts of your car in the Bona Fide Tech Tips section of this month's issue.Embrace Your Inner Noob
You've got a damaged bolt-maybe it's stripped, maybe it's bent-so you head to the hardware store for a replacement. There you are, surrounded by bolts, nuts, washers, and all sorts of small hardware. But which one do you need? If you knew just a little bit about how bolt sizes are interpreted, then finding the right one would be a whole lot easier. Aside from the U.S., most countries use the metric system for classifying hardware, which means your Honda is assembled with metric hardware. You've just narrowed down your search to a single aisle. Most metric bolts you'll find in the hardware store are stamped with some sort of marking. For example, a metric bolt might have an "8.8" or a "10.9" stamped on its head while a standard U.S.-grade bolt might have three or five dashed lines on its face. If you don't see either, it's a low-grade bolt with a weaker tensile strength, meaning the amount of tension it can hold before it breaks is little. A bolt's tensile strength is also referred to as its "grade," and is something you should be very concerned with when replacing hardware on your Honda. Most Honda hardware is comparable to metric grade 10.9 or higher.
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Read about helpful tech tips regarding the nuts and bolts of your car in the Bona Fide Tech Tips section of this month's issue.Embrace Your Inner Noob
You've got a damaged bolt-maybe it's stripped, maybe it's bent-so you head to the hardware store for a replacement. There you are, surrounded by bolts, nuts, washers, and all sorts of small hardware. But which one do you need? If you knew just a little bit about how bolt sizes are interpreted, then finding the right one would be a whole lot easier. Aside from the U.S., most countries use the metric system for classifying hardware, which means your Honda is assembled with metric hardware. You've just narrowed down your search to a single aisle. Most metric bolts you'll find in the hardware store are stamped with some sort of marking. For example, a metric bolt might have an "8.8" or a "10.9" stamped on its head while a standard U.S.-grade bolt might have three or five dashed lines on its face. If you don't see either, it's a low-grade bolt with a weaker tensile strength, meaning the amount of tension it can hold before it breaks is little. A bolt's tensile strength is also referred to as its "grade," and is something you should be very concerned with when replacing hardware on your Honda. Most Honda hardware is comparable to metric grade 10.9 or higher.
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