Broken Bolt on Jack Plate

[Skeeter Jeff]

Help - anyone know who made the set back / jack plate for my 97 ZX185? Broke 1 of 4 bolts this weekend and need to find a replacement for all of them.


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[-BjBnet-]

Just take one out and go match it at Lowes or something. You can get Grade8 bolts which will never snap but they aren't stainless.

[Skeeter Jeff]

Thanks. Any idea how much to torqe these bolts?

[go-fish]

You have a good idea to replace all them
I would go with Stainless Steel bolts, washers & nuts.
Most any hardware or home center should have the SS bolts you need.
Torque? I'd say somewhere around 65-70#

[dcbassman]

I believe it's a springfield. That what I have on my ZX176C

[Ranger391v]

You can also get new stainless bolts from stores like "Fastenal".

Just find a local store ..... take your bolt in with you and tell them how many you need.

Remember if you put a Stainless nut on a Stainless bolt ... it can gall on you. Put a drop on anti-seize on it when tightening back up.

I just had to do all this on a project boat I'm working on and I needed 4x new transom bolts as well as 4x motor bolts ....... all this to mount a jackplate.

Good Luck.


Modified by Ranger391v at 1:48 PM 10/8/2010