Bolt and nut to hold on lower right hand shock

[seanarthurmachado]

Hi everyone

My 1979 suzuki gs850g has a misesing nut on the right hand size of the lower rear shock.

Some of the threads have rusted and fallen off. Obviously I want to replace this bolt and nut.


Can I safely get a new bolt and nut for this at a hardware store or is this a specialty only go-to-the-dealership thing ?


Thanks

Sean

[Agemax]

the correct size nut and bolt from a hardware store will be perfectly fine.

[Nessism]

As long as the bolt is metric grade 8.8 or higher you can use it. 8.8 is similar to SAE grade 5 (the type bolt with three lines on the head). I would not use stainless steel or just some ordinary metric bolt.

[bwringer]

Be aware that this nut is a fine 10mm X 1.25 thread pitch, not a "standard" 10mm X 1.5 thread.

A real hardware store should have this. Meanard's, bLowes, and Home Despot will probably not. If some dipwad previous owner tried to thread on a nut with the wrong thread pitch, you may need to clean up the threads with a thread file or the correct die.


On your bike ('79 850G) the "bolt" is a stud that's part of the swingarm.

Later models of the 850 used a bolt that threaded into the swingarm.

[seanarthurmachado]

Be aware that this nut is a fine 10mm X 1.25 thread pitch, not a "standard" 10mm X 1.5 thread.

A real hardware store should have this. Meanard's, bLowes, and Home Despot will probably not. If some dipwad previous owner tried to thread on a nut with the wrong thread pitch, you may need to clean up the threads with a thread file or the correct die.


On your bike ('79 850G) the "bolt" is a stud that's part of the swingarm.

Later models of the 850 used a bolt that threaded into the swingarm.

Does that mean I need a new swingarm ?

[78550GS]

Post a picture of said threads and you will receive the answers you seek.

[posplayr]

Post a picture of said threads and you will receive the answers you seek.

I think there should be a youtube video explaining this ....

[seanarthurmachado]

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Here is a pic

[Nessism]

Find someone with a tap and die set and ask them to thread that nub.