Al,

I found a pretty good supply of metric bolts at the neighborhood NAPA store.  They keep the bins behind the counter because people tend to rummage through them with no reguard for the next guy.  They have since discontinued carrying metric bolts, so I hope I don't need any more metric bolts.  We also have a place called American Bolt here in Austin that carries almost any kind of American or metric bolt ever built, but they are across town and their hours are not very friendly, so I only use them as a last resort.
 

Mark S.
 

On 3/26/08, Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net> wrote:

Al,

  The 10mm X 1.25 (or 1.50 cannot remember for sure) bolts that fasten the

torgue converter to the flexplate of a Mazda automatic transmission are just

the correct length (with a copper washer from OMP nozzles) to plug the

rotor housing ports........Or shorten standard 10mm bolt to about 1/2 inch

of thread length (Make sure bolt does not bottom out before sealing)..........

 

FWIW

I took a look at it yesterday, and it makes sense to replace the banjo bolt with a regular bolt and seal washer.  But I just don't happen to have any torque converter to flexplate bolts lying aroundJ.  I can get some 10 mm x 1.5 x 12 mm long at McMaster-Carr, but I'll double check the thread pitch; unless you happen to recall, Mark.

 

Thanks,

 

Al