Help with 35-36 Headlight bolts

[hotrod30a]

I would like to clean up the threads and even shorten a 35 headlight bolt to use on my 36. What thread size are they?? As far as I can see they look like a 11/16"-18 which would be similar to a tie rod end pattern? How will I ever find a die to fit this? help please!

 

[Chris Nelson]

I had a problem finding nuts to fit my 36 headlights. I took it to the local Nut & Bolt supplier in my area ( Tacoma Screw) and they said that they thought it was a metric thread. They gave me a couple of huge nuts that fit correctly. You might take itinto your local nut & bolt shop and have them identify the threads. It's cheaper thqn buying a die and finding it was wrong.

 

[hotrod30a]

Henry would not have dared used metric!!!! haha Its a 11/16" 18 thread the Problem is that I need to cut some more threads. I have the nuts

 

[oldandtired]

Ford made a spacer so that they could use the 35-37 pickup buckets with the shorter headlight stands used on at least some of the big trucks. The situation would seem similar using a 35 passenger bucket on a 36. It worked well on the truck application...wonder how using a spacer would work on yours. Seems like it might be easier than cutting and rethreading.

 

[thunderbirdesq]

I cut mine down and rewelded them shorter!

 

[hotrod30a]

I agree. I was just caught off guard when i grabbed the 3/4" die and it was loose. Thought It would be a 10 minute deal until I was confronted with 11/16" I could also also cut them and tig weld back together. Its just that the threads are kind of sketchy and really wanted to run a die over them to clean them up.

 

[Steel 35]

Any leads for the nuts?

 

[hotrod30a]

well I have the nuts, just want to clean the threads up on the bolts they are poor

 

[48-710]

Steel 35,
I'm sure that Roy Nacewicz ,at either #734-654-9450 or www.fordbolts.com, will be able to help. Roy is in the Detroit area.
Hope that this will help. Regards, Gary

 

[Steel 35]

well I have the nuts, just want to clean the threads up on the bolts they are poor

Sorry for jacking your thread but I have no nuts got xtra's ?

Thanks 48 I was just going through his list. but not finding

 

[deuce lover]

Speedway has 11/16 X 18 jamb nuts $3.99 for 6.They also have the tap $30.No die.

 

[hotrod30a]

oh ic haha, no prob. I will see if I have any extras laying around

 

[hotrod30a]

Im sure someone makes a die I just havent come across one yet

 

[Steel 35]

oh ic haha, no prob. I will see if I have any extras laying around

I did find Roy has them! but haven't found your die yet will hunt a little longer.....

Thanks deuce!

 

[Steel 35]

tapcotaps.com item #66268 but ya have to get a quote; that's scarrry!

 

[hotrod30a]

yikes! haha thanks Ill check it out

 

[Lamar Wadsworth]

Did Ford ever supply replacement mounting studs without buying a whole headlight assembly?

 

[richard crow]

just goggle mcmaster-carr they have the dye you need & the nuts & a million other things every shop schould have them in there favorits

 

[FlatheadTed]

Get a nut and cut it through on a 15% angle close this up with vice gripes as you screw it on it will clean the threads.

 

[Dec211975]

Wholesale tool has 11/16 18 dies for under $ 12.00 wttool.com the link to the die is below http://www.wttool.com/index/page/product/product_id/27546/category_id/14634/product_name/1-12%22+OD+High+Speed+Special+Dies+%28WT%29