need help finding transmission bolts

[2.9._ranger]

i have a 2.9l with a m5od i tool the transmission off to replace the flywheel off a while back and i lost the middle 2 bolts and i'm gonna be getting ready to put the transmission back on soon but i have no idea where the bolts are, i've looked everywhere online and i can't find any place that has replacements not even ebay has any. does anybody know if where i can find these bolts?

 

[sgtsandman]

If they are the same length as the others, you could try the local hardware store. Just watch the threads if they are metric. Make sure the threads of the new bolts fit into the threads of an old one.

 

[RobbieD]

My notes from when I swapped the auto to a manual on my 2.9 say that the middle bolts are 55 or 60 mm long. The thread diameter is M10, but not sure on the thread pitch; I'm thinking M10x1, but could possibly be M10x75 or M10x1.25.

If you can, take one your original bolts when you're shopping and and compare thread-to-thread to check the pitch.

 

[2.9._ranger]

Thanks where should I go to shop for bolts?

 

[RobbieD]

A good auto parts store; a good hardware store, or an industrial fastener company.

The "good" stores being close to you are a matter of luck, as is the same if there's any industrial fastener outlets close by. I have a Fastenal store within 20 miles. Look in the yellow pages phone book (phone book app?) for "industrial hardware or fasteners".

I used to hit the junkyards for stuff like this, but old Rangers in junkyards are about as rare as, say, phone books, these days.

Good luck!

 

[Josh B]

That was my suggestion also is a wrecking yard, and still the best one I can think of.
The one nearest to me keeps coming up with them
I'd even look around on the ground there. I've seen lots of them just left on the ground