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Old 12-11-2012, 12:12 PM
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I had to replace my oil dip stick tube, and some how miss placed the bolt that hold the tube in place to the block, Can some one please give me the size pf this bolt as I cant seem to find a replacement online.
 
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Old 12-11-2012, 12:18 PM
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I would like to know this too.
 
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5/16" x 18 pitch thread, thread length is about 3/4" .
 
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Sweeeet.
 
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Get a 5/16 lock washer too.
 
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Why a lock washer? Just curious, since I wasn't the one that lost the bolt, the shop doing my plenum did.
 
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So it doesn't come loose? Because the factory bolt has one built on to it. And don't forget a little dab of anti seize.
 
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I never had an issue with it coming loose and my factory bolt didn't have a lock washer on it IIRC.
 
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Hey dodge┴dude94, why not tack weld the bold to the dip stick tube and call it a day?
 
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You remember wrong. Would you like me to remove mine again , like I did to give the info you both requested to begin with? And what can it hurt anyway? It's not like a lock washer is $100. Besides, the lock washer makes the threads the actual right length (I didn't measure the depth of the hole sorry), since the washer is what I measured from. 5/8th's. Is there a point to this argument?
 


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