Just Sharing This My Channel Master 1.8 project.

[Channel Hopper]

its moved about 3mm - must be bent!!!

Just compressed.

 

[cokeaddict]

Could be stretched now, with the heat if it's in that solid, you might find it snaps off inside.

Should make it easier to smack the "crap" out of it though.

 

[Manikm909]

ITS OUT!!!!
JESUS CHRIST what a job! (for such a simple little thing)

It took heat, torque wrench, air hammer tool, smacking the fecker with club hammer, penetrating oil, more whacking - drilling even, yes drilling - brute force with tbar.

In the end, the T bar with extension was the most productive, it moved it the most which took a lot of my strength - i was lucky the head didnt round off on previous efforts, which allowed us to use the socket \ tbar \ extension method.

The bolt was jammed solid into the chamber, but when it finally came out, it was relatively rust\corrosion free - we think it must have been hammered in by someone.

It also crossed my mind if ive actually ended up with @nelson_b mount if he sold it - as he said he fitted a slightly over sized bolt - years ago - i could have ended up with it, how funny would that be (now confirmed NOT the case )

Anyway, evidence attached!

 

[nelson_b]

Well done .. You finally got there :-)

And no .. .. mine is still in use here ... Its been strengthened / reinforced in some places - and has a 2. 4 C.M. and some of its mount metalwork clamped to it now . l.o.l.

 

[Captain Jack]

I have similar issues with the pivot bolt on the SMR1224 motor...

 

[Manikm909]

anyone know of anywhere online that does custom, made to spec \ - singular?

 

[ozumo]

https://www.haguefasteners.co.uk/custom-fasteners/

Never used them, won't be cheap but they will do a single custom bolt.

If you measure the bolt you may get lucky and find something off the shelf, motorbike axle bolts look similar? The bolt 'grade' should be on the head of your old one, make sure to at least match it.

 

[jeallen01]

https://www.haguefasteners.co.uk/custom-fasteners/

Never used them, won't be cheap but they will do a single custom bolt.

If you measure the bolt you may get lucky and find something off the shelf, motorbike axle bolts look similar? The bolt 'grade' should be on the head of your old one, make sure to at least match it.

FWIW, personally, I really doubt that it's a "custom" bolt - why would a small-volume manufacturer spend time & money on a "basic" component when it could buy something similar off the shelf?. Thus should easy to find a replacement, and a careful search on eBay should throw up something suitable (I've found components and hardware on there that I never dreamed even existed!)

 

[Manikm909]

i need to get a replica bolt.
its a 1990's USA channel master original bolt, and therefore imperial - its 160mm long, with a 12.5mm thickness with a 19mm head.

 

[scopus]

i need to get a replica bolt.
its a 1990's USA channel master original bolt, and therefore imperial - its 160mm long, with a 12.5mm thickness with a 19mm head.

I should think some unistrut studding would be ideal with a couple of nuts..

 

[gap30]

Yes I did that when I snapped the brackets for my gibby just used stainless steel threaded rod from toolstation I think

 

[cokeaddict]

i need to get a replica bolt.
its a 1990's USA channel master original bolt, and therefore imperial - its 160mm long, with a 12.5mm thickness with a 19mm head.

Might do the job 1/2" UNF Zinc Plated Steel Hex Head Bolts With Shank

 

[jeallen01]

The only critical dimensions are diameter and length!

 

[jeallen01]

Might do the job 1/2" UNF Zinc Plated Steel Hex Head Bolts With Shank

The 6.5 inch long one should do the trick! (+a nut of course!)

 

[cokeaddict]

Maybe cheaper here (no idea where you are in the country)

1/2 UNF x 6.1/2 H/T Hex Bolt, Zinc Plated

1/2

www.margnor.co.uk

 

[moonbase]

The only critical dimensions are diameter and length!

Girth for mirth, length for strength.

 

[Lazarus]

Girth for mirth, length for strength.

.... and little blue lozenges for endurance .....

 

[Trust]

Maybe cheaper here (no idea where you are in the country)

1/2 UNF x 6.1/2 H/T Hex Bolt, Zinc Plated

1/2

www.margnor.co.uk

Problem is the total length is ok but the threaded part is too long .
You must buy a much longer bolt so the shaft is equal to the original and cut the overlength

 

[jeallen01]

Problem is the total length is ok but the threaded part is too long .
You must buy a much longer bolt so the shaft is equal to the original and cut the overlength

Not necessarily - he would just need to slightly grind/sand down any part of the thread that would be in the dish mount swivel - and then thoroughly clean and grease that swivelling section.

 

[Trust]

The threaded is already a little thinner than the shaft but to get a play-free bearing you need that long shaft in mine opinion .