M38a1 windscreen hinge bolts

RichJohnson · Post by **RichJohnson** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:03 pm

So what size are the bolts that hold the windscreen hinge plates to the cowel?

RichJohnson · Post by **RichJohnson** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 2:52 pm

Aparantly nobody knows what size they are.
I have figgured that they seem to be 5/16 x 24 by 3/4inch long, however these seem to be impossible to find with phillips heads, I was able to find Allen heads, so if I am ever able to find the correct Phillips screws I will replace the Allen heads.

OKCM38CDN · Post by **OKCM38CDN** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 3:23 pm

SCREW, mach, special, cross recess-spiral-ribbed-flathd,
S, cd- or zn-pltd, 5/16-24NF-3 x 3/4

This is the correct one for the Hinge to cowl...

You might find it in Mcmaster and Carr or a spcialty place...

tdavis · Post by **tdavis** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:26 pm

John at Midewest Military has some - I bought some.

Bob_C · Post by **Bob_C** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:54 pm

These were very hard to find in good condition when several years ago when I assembled my M38A1...They definitally could not be found in hardware stores - I don't even think McMaster had them. Currently, I just have cap screws in there with a washer.

When I restored my jeep, AJP, John, nor anyone had them. If John has them, by all means buy them. They are very hard to find.

RichJohnson · Post by **RichJohnson** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:29 pm

He did not have the windscreen hinges nor the screws when I tried to order them a little while back. I have some take off hinges lined up from a club memeber that Im going to swap a PRC10 power supply cable for.
they are the only part I am missing from my resto.
I tossed my original body since it was a rust bucket, the hinges were so crusty a torch wouldnt loosen up the screws so I let them go with the body, they really werent worth reusing, the face of one of them was litterally half rusted away.
As for the screws, I have gone to the specialty hardware shops that are known for having "it" and the high price, and all I could get were flat Allen head screws.