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Old 16-10-19, 23:01
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Anyone know if a source for original style cage nuts? These are found on the nose of the Cab13 Chevy trucks.
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Old 16-10-19, 23:09
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Hi Jordan. I bought some from a company in Calgary called Bolt Supply House. Ill check the details when I get home to see if I have a reference number or brand. What size are those?
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Old 17-10-19, 00:16
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Macs auto has them in any size I ever needed.
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Old 17-10-19, 00:43
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Facca here in London has sold me 1/4 and 5/16 but they are NC and the original CMP ones were NF. I settled for NC.
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Hi Harry


Over the years I've seen a wide variety of cage nuts used on CMPSs and I've have the suspension that they used what they could get. So what I did was tried to match what was there. Failing that I replaced all the caged nuts in a particular area to match.


When you are looking remember to look for the bulk suppliers you may find as I did suppliers will sell you 100 for the what other sources will charge you for the 8 you need. I had lots left over, but is sure nice to open the box and pull out 5 of the 1/4x20 caged nuts when your fabricating something that needs a blind fastener.


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Old 17-10-19, 01:05
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Thanks, ive looked at the sources listed and nothing like these ones.

These ones go into a square hole on the nose, then there is 4 little tabs that fold over. On the backside the square nut is held by 4 tabs. As for the thread. The originals that ive got were 1/4" NC

This is what the modern ones look like compared to the picture with the ruler of what the originals looks like.
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These are the ones o bought for the floorboards in my M38A1 (1/4” NC).
There are a couple of numbers on the sides. See photo. After thinking about it further, I may have purchased them from a company called Foothills Fasteners in Calgary. I seem to remember them being ordered in for me.
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thanks Wayne, but those are the modern ones. Hopeful to find the older style ones I posted in the picture with the ruler.
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Old 17-10-19, 02:51
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I think they are captive nuts as opposed to cage nuts. I found some on a website here but you had best be sitting down: http://www.thelongolivedrabline.com/...-nut-14-20-nc/
http://www.thelongolivedrabline.com/...c-front-floor/


I tried looking at the online spaenaur catalogue, but I hate online catalogues. I had an old hard copy of their catalogue at one time...wish I knew who I gave it to.
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https://www.macsautoparts.com/early_...nuts&x=18&y=14
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https://spaenaur.com/wp-content/uplo...ts-C46-C47.pdf
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Macs and Spaenaur do not appear to have them.

I see Peter Debella Jeep parts does have them. Although at $6.00 USD each they add up.

https://www.debellajeepparts.com/CJ2A_BODY_CATALOG.htm

Now to find the main supplier.
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Old 17-10-19, 12:18
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So it seems like Joes Motor Pool in England is making them. RFJP.com is selling them. Some have been ordered. Thanks all
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