Hi, first post. Wondering if anyone can advise where to purchase a slotted head ball stud? It is for the door prop on a motor home. The only ones that I can find have a hex nut as part of the unit, which is unsuitable because of clearance issues.
G'day Wal, welcome to the forum.
I don't have the answer you want, but I'm thinking it may be a job for a machine shop to modify one of the hex types. Good luck.
Hi, first post. Wondering if anyone can advise where to purchase a slotted head ball stud? It is for the door prop on a motor home. The only ones that I can find have a hex nut as part of the unit, which is unsuitable because of clearance issues.
TIA
Wal
Have a search for Cup Head Bolts or Dome Head Bolts. If you cant get a Slot Head you will get a Phillips or Hex Socket Head drive I am sure. Check our Ebay, Blackwoods, Bunnings, Coventry's on line maybe to track one down.
it is a 10mm ball m8 thread. It comes of a Jayco entry door gas strut. Jaycar were able to supply the strut, but the stud supplied had a hex hex nut as per your pic. The stud actually fits into a "rivnut" in the door sill, and as you can see does not need a locking flange.
In the mean time, I think I have found a friendly machine shop who may be able to turn off the hex.
If you can't get one, and have an electric drill, a file and a hacksaw, you could just get a standard hex one, put the threaded part of the stud in the drill chuck, and file it down yourself. Then cut a slot into it. Or maybe even get a socket head ball stud. Get a stainless one so there is no problem with corrosion where it has been filed down.
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