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escort axle prop flange bolt thread query
MK9R - 1/1/11 at 11:48 PM

Any one have and idea what size thread the 4 prop flange bolts are on the escort live axle? And where to get them from?


prawnabie - 2/1/11 at 12:02 AM

M10 x 1 iirc, namrick, ebay etc


MK9R - 2/1/11 at 12:05 AM

Metric fine?? Really?


clairetoo - 2/1/11 at 12:09 AM

I thought they were UNF , maybe 3/8ths ?


prawnabie - 2/1/11 at 12:09 AM

AXLE & PROP
Propshaft to Atlas/English axle bolts: M10x1.0mm pitch.
Drum brakes to english axle Mk1: 7/16 UNF.
Drum brakes to english axle Mk2: M12x1.5.
Mk1 Axle U bolts: 7/16 UNF (20tpi)

http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?109172-Thread-thread&p=1729578&viewfull=1

[Edited on 2/1/11 by prawnabie]


big_wasa - 2/1/11 at 10:19 AM

Capri mk3 is M10x1


:{THC}:YosamiteSam - 2/1/11 at 12:39 PM

if its the same as the sierra bolts which i would guess - M10x1.0 fine thread - they also need thread lock on them - use once


MK9R - 2/1/11 at 12:58 PM

Many thanks all! I'd have never of guessed they were metric!


britishtrident - 2/1/11 at 05:09 PM

Two types of pinnion drive flange on Escort Mk2 axles, some use bolts with 5/16" UNF threads the same as the MK1 Escort