Does anyone happen to have a picture of the rear diff housing bolts so I can identify them? I have a huge bag of bolts fresh from the zinc platers and no idea where they all go....well some of them.

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ST205

Do you mean the bolts that hold on the rear cover to the housing?

I have a diff in the garage - will take a picture.

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GT4DC Events Co-ordinator
1996 ST205 UK

Yes those are the ones.

Ta very much

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ST205

Just been out to have a look at the diff - It was covered in snow (behind not in the garage!)

The bolts are a 14mm flange head and shouldn't be more that 30-35mm long. There is 8 of them.

Here is a pic from Kris's website



and pic that I took this morning



Hope that helps

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GT4DC Events Co-ordinator
1996 ST205 UK

Brilliant. thanks very much.

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ST205

Typical......found the bolts i need....tucked away in a nice pot all by themselves to be safe......and didnt make there way to the zinc platers

Will have to collect together another load to go now.

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ST205

That's annoying!

Would you mind posting up a picture of a bolt that you've had replated? Seems like a good solution for used bolts.

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GT4DC Events Co-ordinator
1996 ST205 UK

Sure, here you go

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ST205

Wow they look awesome.

So those were all rusty things taken from the bottom of the car? Would you mind me asking what you paid?

Presumably they had to be blasted and then coated?

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GT4DC Events Co-ordinator
1996 ST205 UK

There is a mix of under car bolts and interior nuts and bolts. I wire brushed each one individually by hand (i kid you not) but they said I didnt need to bother, they dip them in acid or something to remove the rust, then plate them. I will be sending them a set of rusty bolts next to see how they compare.

That little lot cost me £30.

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ST205

Hmm...

Annoyed now

I didn't bother with this on my rebuild partly through ignorance and I didn't realise that such good results were possible.

Oh well i know for the future

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1996 ST205 UK

I am impressed with the results, I didnt think they would come up so well, very rust bolts still have a bit of a rough surface from pitting, non rusty bolts have come up very well in deed, almost better than new. I will be getting every single nut and bolt done although some i will replace with stainless bolts. I will be getting small pieces done to, not just nuts and bolts, brackets, possibly even hinges too.

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ST205

£30 for that lot, well impressed with the results you have there, should keep the rust worm at bay for a while?

And a lot cheaper than buying new

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