Not even joking.
For a while now I haven't had any of the lock tongues installed on one of my E29 simply because I don't have the nuts to hold them on.
the original Locks (FIRST brand model LY0069) seem to use an M7 nut with a fine pitch threading (I think it's 0.70 but not completely sure). this seems next to impossible to find since 99.9% of the M7 nuts I've found only come in the coarse threading (1.00).
the only fine pitch nuts I've been able to find are really thin (2mm) JAM nuts in a M7x0.75 or specialty nuts for aerospace applications that seem only available in titanium and cost $30 a piece.
These same locks are used on the Egret II and the same lock design (but different keying) is used on the Vewlix, so it's not like it's some out of production standard... maybe just not available in the USA?
If anyone knows of a source for these, or maybe you have some on an old Junk lock please let me know! I need 4 of them but would like to have a few extra as well.
For a while now I haven't had any of the lock tongues installed on one of my E29 simply because I don't have the nuts to hold them on.
the original Locks (FIRST brand model LY0069) seem to use an M7 nut with a fine pitch threading (I think it's 0.70 but not completely sure). this seems next to impossible to find since 99.9% of the M7 nuts I've found only come in the coarse threading (1.00).
the only fine pitch nuts I've been able to find are really thin (2mm) JAM nuts in a M7x0.75 or specialty nuts for aerospace applications that seem only available in titanium and cost $30 a piece.
These same locks are used on the Egret II and the same lock design (but different keying) is used on the Vewlix, so it's not like it's some out of production standard... maybe just not available in the USA?
If anyone knows of a source for these, or maybe you have some on an old Junk lock please let me know! I need 4 of them but would like to have a few extra as well.