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Old 07-11-2005, 09:55 AM
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Dealer vs Fastener Supplier

Strife -

My 500 lost (?) a motor mount bolt last fall. Dealer was willing to order for me for $12.50. For a 3" metric hex head???

I'm in construction so I decided to call our fastener house - they had them with correct thread pitch on the shelf:

$.86 each.

Kevin

P.S.: For those of you out there looking for nuts and bolts, fasterner supply houses to the heavy construction industry is a great source (even Caterpillar has gone metric)
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