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Left hand M4 bolt
greggors84 - 22/6/12 at 06:16 PM

Looking for some M4 bolts with a left handed thread.

Found a drill chuck bolt on amazon but its about £15 including delivery.

There are some left hand rod ends on ebay too but are around £5 each and not sure if I butcher them for my purpose.

Anyone know of a cheaper source.

nick205 - 22/6/12 at 07:56 PM

Always taught to look from another angle....

What do you need it for?

Could the mating part be changed?

Could someone with a lathe make you one?

greggors84 - 22/6/12 at 08:01 PM

Its for removing a bolt from a recessed hole.

Unfortunately the part cannot be changed, it needs to be left handed for it to work and cannot be bigger than M4.

Someone could make the part on a lathe but Im sure it would be very fiddly to do and thought it would be more cost and time efficient to try and locate a source as it might not be a one off. If I can't find any for a reasonable price then I may be asking kindly for anyone with thread cutting tools to make me a few.

nick205 - 23/6/12 at 10:10 PM

Could you use a stud remover?

nilocp - 26/6/12 at 09:49 PM

You will need a LH tap as well!! MOre expense!

will642 - 26/6/12 at 10:13 PM

left hand taps on ebay item no
350343874352

slingshot2000 - 26/6/12 at 11:31 PM

quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Could you use a stud remover?


It would need to be one suitable for removing a left hand threaded stud, wouldn't it ?

Regards
Jon