Stainless steel bolts

currymunster · Apr 8, 2012

Hi everyone,
Just thought I'd pose a question.
Just about to fit new crossmember from pressbrake but can't decide what bolts to fit with - Stainless or normal?

Read a report on pdf land rover manuals and it reckons the metal reacts and will rust out mild steel quicker than normal - We all know that aluminium and steel effect each other but not thought about stainless. the reckon it's not worth it
what does everyone think on here ????
James

Dr_evil · Apr 8, 2012

just use nylon washers

Costlyy · Apr 8, 2012

If you're replacing bolts, why not go stainless? If the price difference is only a few quid, it's worth it.

Hamsterberg · Apr 8, 2012

stainless are softer !!!

buckshot · Apr 8, 2012

Hamsterberg said:
stainless are softer !!!

well more brittle anyway

mad git · Apr 8, 2012

I make a habit of using stainless nuts, bolts and washers. I've not had a problem yet, but I do slobber them with copper grease, I slobber the **** on every thing.

Don't use them for anything really important as they are not as strong, unless you use aircraft quality.

buckshot · Apr 8, 2012

mad git said:
I make a habit of using stainless nuts, bolts and washers. I've not had a problem yet, but I do slobber them with copper grease, I slobber the **** on every thing.
Don't use them for anything really important as they are not as strong, unless you use aircraft quality.

few years back we had a porch to build from oak and the custumer wanted stainless screws fookin nightmare had to pre-drill every 1 only slightly smaller the the screw

any smaller a hole and they sheard off for a past time

mad git · Apr 8, 2012

buckshot said:
few years back we had a porch to build from oak and the custumer wanted stainless screws fookin nightmare had to pre-drill every 1 only slightly smaller the the screw any smaller a hole and they sheard off for a past time

Ha ha, yep, bin there, done that

. I used to poke them into a tin of car wax first, it helped a lot.

soms · Apr 8, 2012

Stainless steel should be fine for anything not exposed to any major stress, as mentioned it is more brittle so is liable to crack/break rather than bend.

For rear x-member this would suggest that for recovery/straping points, towing gear etc proper steel fasteners should be used but body fixings at rear and other bits and bobs stainless should be OK.

currymunster · Apr 10, 2012

Thanks for all your input
I'd forgotten that stainless was soft.
Remember doing a fence for someone and had to pilot all the bloody holes

What about the fact that stainless might make my nice new shiny crossmember rust quicker

Stainless | Landroverweb.com

Check out above review and tell me what peeps thinks?

James

pressbrake · Apr 10, 2012

Stainless bolts are a pest and bind when torqued so you get the opposite effect of what you want

Dave90 · Apr 10, 2012

ASP on stainless to stainless, if it picks up, and you have anything above M12, then good luck shearing it

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