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Offline WilSurf

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Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« on: February 20, 2014, 06:01:03 PM »
As the title.
I need some square nuts 20 mm wide by max 6mm high to fit in the t-slot for my genuine Toyota rack.
After looking at Bunnings and Masters, I stll don't have them.
Where can I find these?
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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2014, 06:03:53 PM »
Try someone that specialises in fasteners. Bunnings and masters are crap for anything that isn't run of the mill.
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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2014, 06:32:29 PM »
20 x 6mm aluminium flat bar (or steel if you think it needs to be), a suitable tap and make your own  :cheers:

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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2014, 07:15:08 PM »
Try someone that specialises in fasteners. Bunnings and masters are crap for anything that isn't run of the mill.
as Olly has said above, both those places are rubbish for anything other then common run of the mill high turn over stuff. find a local nut & bolt supply shop, just goggle bolt supplies or even Fastener shops in Perth or somewhere closer around your area, they'll be able to help better.
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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2014, 07:25:29 PM »
In mine I put the hex head in the slot with the thread protruding up for the nut to go on.

I am pretty sure my mate was able to use uni strut nuts in his 120. The are flat rectangular about 15x20mm with 6 mm thread


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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2014, 07:55:34 PM »
I use an 8 or 10mm square nut under a 20mm washer to put my quick fists on the roof rack when I need it up there.  :cheers:

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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2014, 08:17:39 PM »
There is a Roof rack shop on Albany highway after Nicolson rd that sells all sorts of fastners. Got mine from them. And very cheap.

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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2014, 05:42:17 AM »
there are a few fastener places in wangara malaga welshpool osborne park
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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2014, 05:58:13 AM »
I am pretty sure my mate was able to use uni strut nuts in his 120. The are flat rectangular about 15x20mm with 6 mm thread

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I'm pretty sure they take uni strut nuts.  Go into an electrical wholesaler and you'll get a box of them.
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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2014, 09:14:42 AM »
If they're the HD type which are Rhino copies, then I can confirm the unistrut nuts do fit as I've got them on my cruiser with "genunine" HD roof bars.

If you have the aero type bars, that look more like a wing style section then you should be able to get rola type nuts to fit from any roofrack/4wd shop that sells them.
As per T-bolts or Eyelets from http://www.rola.com.au/trade-accessories.aspx
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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2014, 10:10:59 AM »
They are the vortex type, wing like areo dynamic shape bars.
Will have a look in Wangara as that the is closest.
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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2014, 11:29:21 AM »
I buy all of my fasteners from Newcastle Hi Tensile. You order over the phone and they deliver in a day or two. Here are their square nuts.
http://www.hi-tensilebolt.com.au/Chart%20Nuts%20Square.html
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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2014, 10:11:54 AM »
Got it mounted.
After checking with Coventrys and another store which didn't have it, I did it the "old fashion" way.
As the bolts that I had where to thick, I viled off a bit till it ran smoothly in the track, up-side-down with a bigger washer.
After done all 4, I fitted them, drilled a new hole in the aluminium awning holder and done.
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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2014, 11:53:02 AM »
I got a packet of Rhinorack fasteners, which included t nuts, and the square type you are looking for, as well as different sized bolts screws etc for about $20 at Autobahn.  I had looked everywhere.  Due to the fact that I got what I wanted, I didn't keep searching...meaning it was the last place I looked!!!

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Re: Where to buy a 20mm square nut?
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2014, 09:25:43 PM »
Here you go.
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