Outrageous price!

[firebob22]

Hi all, just a quick bit of info that might come in handy. I was looking to replace the studs that hold the two halves of a Reliant diff together, these being 5/16 UNF & UNC. Good ol' fleabay sources were quoting around £4.50 each & as there are 8 of 'em would work out at a ridiculous price, so after hunting around found a place called Burton Power that does competition stuff for Ford cars. These exact same studs are used on some Ford manifolds & they are charging 87p each, bit of a ferkin' difference! Just thought i'd pass that on. Cheers, Bob.

[Andy from Sandy]

Is the amount of unthreaded portion going to work?

Same thread size used on HD exhaust port but with smaller unthreaded part - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172385893091

[ogripaul]

Just use UNC bolts and washers , could even use Stainless. Job done

[firebob22]

Yep, the new studs are exactly the same as the Reliant originals. Could've used UNC bolts but i like to put dome nuts on the exposed part of the thread once the nuts are on just to keep things tidy. Cheers all. Bob.

[Aztec]

stainless threaded bar from ebay cut it to size, then you can put dome nuts on.

[Andy from Sandy]

Studs have a design for a reason and studs are used for a reason. As the studs are available I think it preferable to keep the design as intended and not half arse it with bolts or odd bits of threaded rod, IMHO.

[Kawazuki]

Original studs have two different thread pitches, that is the only reason to keep them! A piece of all thread will equally serve the same purpose with just a nut change required! I don't like bolts for ex. manifolds - to easy to cross thread imo!