What is the inside dimension of the hole you need. Steven Willis 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com
> In a message dated 9/20/2004 4:10:23 PM PST, krbennett@earthlink.net
writes:
> Do any of you know where I might find a replacement quill bolt for an
> early 80's 3T stem? I recently bought a stem on eBay that was lacking the
quill
> bolt. I thought that I'd cannibalize a late 80's/early 90's stem that I
had
> lying around, but I found yesterday that the earlier stem requires a
slightly
> smaller diameter bolt.
>
> Some time ago, I bought a replacement Cinelli steel quill bolt from Loose
> Screws, but that bolt (which fit a 1-R stem nicely) is the same size as
the
> larger bolt in my newer 3T stem (roughly 7mm on my beat up calipers). The
Loose
> Screws website seems to be down today.
> Thanks in advance for any leads,
> Kerrigan
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> May I suggest a plan "b". Consider drilling out the extra 1.5mm in the
stem
> bolt shaft. I have done this 3 different times over the last 25+ years and
> still am riding 2 of those stems w/o any problems. The 3rd one I did for a
friend
> who apparently still rides it w/o any problems, but then again I haven't
heard
> from him in a couple months(?!)
> cheers-
> Dave Anderson
> Cut Bank MT