7/16ths Wheel Nuts.

[eclectic]

7/16ths BSF Steel Wheel Nuts

I am urgently needing eight 7/16ths Steel Wheel Nuts.

They are for my post war special, the Special Austin Mercury, which has brass nuts, not safe for racing.

I have no idea what else used these nuts so any help in finding some will be most welcome.

[tristancliffe]

Googling for "7/16 bsf wheelnut" turned up this link http://www.lbcarco.com/mgt/steering-suspension.htm with implies that MG TC/TD/TF 1500 used them at some point in the suspension. Might be worth contacting Vintage Motors.

Are they plain nuts, tapered nuts, spherical seated nuts? The more info the better.

[eclectic]

I'm no engineer, so please excuse my rather crude description, but the nuts are chamfered or tapered on their inner face like the majority of 1950's road cars.

I will now 'google' Vintage Motors, I bet there are lots of businesses with that title!

[GORDON STREETER]

I personally would adapt and fit some later wheel studs and nuts as "if" they are original the studs would be a bit weak by now. I doubt if the eligibility scrut would throw you out

[terence]

Or if the Studs are in good condition,your local friendly machine shop should be able to make some at very little cost ,using some Hex Bar of suitable grade of course.

[tristancliffe]

My mistake, it turns out that company I found was in the States, which might not be much help.

Having some made (or converting the studs to a modern equivalent) is more likely the best bet as suggested above.

[JimW]

Try http://www.themontrosegroup.com/threads.asp Your order may be a bit small for them but they may well have dealers.

Regards

Jim

[275 GTB-4]

Sounds like a Mini stud...try them??

[bludvl_x19]

When I needed bolts for my Fiat, I just went to a local engineering firm and they machined them for me from hex bar, and even powder coated them for me as well. Granted you won't be able to use the same firm, but if you took the wheel nut down to a firm that has a CNC lathe, they will be able to make copies of it for you. Should be a good price as well, I paid about $A10 per unit.

Mick

[Momus]

Ford Escort Mk1 and Cortinas have very nice original equipment 7/16 unf steel 60 degree taper wheel nuts. Probaly a quid each new genuine.
Cheers

[MGDavid]

Originally Posted by Momus

Ford Escort Mk1 and Cortinas have very nice original equipment 7/16 unf steel 60 degree taper wheel nuts. Probaly a quid each new genuine.
Cheers

Unfortunately the poster needs BSF not UNF...

[GORDON STREETER]

The Aussie's wouldn't know what BSF was

[Notso Swift]

You don't know Momus like I do, he can tell you the angle change between standard metric and JIS, leave alone something as basic as BSF!

[275 GTB-4]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

The Aussie's wouldn't know what BSF was

We Aussies predominantly drove British and American cars up to the 60s/70s (and tons of Volksies)....so never assume Gordon

Around 1960 (give or take), BMC and most of the UK car industry went to using UNF and UNC. Last car I know of that had (some) BSF threads, was the last Morris Minor (UK built with 1098 motor) - they were holding the top suspension/shock units onto the body.

Don't get me started on Whitworth.....Formula for spanner size was (1-3/4 x bolt dia), BS was (1-3/4 x bolt dia) - 1/16", no wonder the spanners and bolt heads were all weird sizes!

Some Lucas electrical bits have BSF (British Standard Fine - Whitworth equivalent of UNF) or BA (British Association) threads.

[zefarelly]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

The Aussie's wouldn't know what BSF was

bowt screw fread

aint it Bruce
Seriously I'd have thought Ford 7/16 UNF would be easiest to acquire and modify if necessary?

[R59]

Strewth! No, you not ristenin' - he want 7/16" BSF. Not UNF.

As for Whitworth - I have found a lot of cheap Chinese engines on things have whitworth threads, and metric heads on their bolts!! Fabulous! That's where our old tooling went - after we sent it to Australia with the convicts, they sold it to the Chinese! Ingenuity!

Can't wait to see the new MG's from China with Whitworth wheel bolts...

Rob.