I need an opinion, expert or not

[Ldub]

Ldub, not a bad idea at all. (not the thru the top one) Not sure if you looked at the link I sent for Fastenal. Right now they are on sale for 50 cents a piece. But, it's a 10/24, not 1/4 x 24.

...no, I didn't check the link first...

That looks like it would work, & I would GUESS that tensile strength should be adequate...
Though I have no idea what tensile strength is for 10-24 vs 1/4"-24...

[rowhard]

...no, I didn't check the link first...

That looks like it would work, & I would GUESS that tensile strength should be adequate...
Though I have no idea what tensile strength is for 10-24 vs 1/4"-24...

Nor do I, but have a few machinist books laying around that might tell me tensile strength, but then it would be a case of apple and oranges since I don't know what material is being used in each.

Kind of a case of measuring it with a optical micrometer, marking it with a piece of chalk and cutting it with an ax

[Ldub]

Kind of a case of measuring it with a optical micrometer, marking it with a piece of chalk and cutting it with an ax

That's always been one of my favorite methods...

"If it ain't broke, fix it till it is", also comes to mind.

[VCrossfan]

Yes check with McMaster-Carr they have about anything you need and then some. I've been in Manufacturing for 20 years and have used them the whole time. And 1/4-28 is very common, and great for short/shallow nut's...

[johnny010]

1/4-20 guess you'd just need to see if you could buy a shorter one?

on their website the 10-24 and the 1/4-20 have the same tensil strength (78000). Grade 5 which is probably what was used in the VehiX