Question: Is there an existing list of screws, nuts, bolts, and washers
that give identification, description (size, length, etc.) so I can measure,
identify, separate, and know where to put them (before you say it, don't go
there). All fasters (nuts and bolts) are in bottles and cans which have
long lost their identity. At this time I have begun to identify them using
the Austin-Healey 100/100-6/3000 Restoration Guide by Gary Anderson/Roger
Moment and cross referencing them in the Austin-Healey 3000 Mechanical
Service Parts List issued by BMC Limited (Series BJ7 and BJ8).
Gary Moomau
Gary, you already have what you need to sort everything out. Here's
what I did (and you can call me crazy, but...) I took count of all
the HZS (hex screw, zinc Plated) 0403's (1/4" x 3/8") and counted
them by going to each page of the Service Parts List (index at the
beginning) and added the Quantity figure on the right hand page and
totaled (2) the screw quantities for the whole car. I have a drawing
of each fastener and both the size and BMC code and a note as to
where they go, i.e. Handbrake to heelboard, Batt cable to heelboard.
That way I know how many HZS0403s I need for the whole car, where
1/4"x3/8" screw go, I can send them to the platers' without fear of
loosing track. This is something you do on long winter nights...Oh,
remember that special shouldered bolts or other fasteners fall out of
this system so 7H5894-Pinion locking screw is one-of-a-kind, having
different specs, etc.
Have fun.
--
Alain Giguere
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