"ktjensen" <
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> Can anyone tell me what the typicle thread size would be for the pannier rack mounting eyes on a
> Raliegh Bicycle? It is an old one, but I was not sure if it would be metric or english, and what
> size it would be? I can not seem to find the right size bolt.
>
> These are the small eyes on the bicycle frame used to mount the support bars of the rear
> mounted rack.
Japanese-built Raleighs from Tano, Taiwan Raleighs from Merida and Ilkeston-built Raleighs with
Campagnolo ends will all use normal metric m5x0.8 bolts - the same size as a water bottle mount.
A few less expensive model Taiwan Raleighs and Rampars use m6x1.0 screws.
If your ends are pressed 5mm thick and the rack/mudguard eyelet is _below_ the axle, it's a
Nottingham-built bike with Whitworth threading. Early models had a screw and nut, later bikes came
with a nice stud and a nut on the outside. The size is 1/8 - 28 ( Whitworth bolts are sized by the
_wrench size_ which is the radius, not the diameter).
Since this is so close to a normal M5 bolt I would just run a 5mm tap through it, pass a
lubricated bolt from the inside through the end, and use a nylock nut on the outside. The closest
SAE size is 10-32.
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