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Post  hippy dave Thu 13 Feb 2014, 8:20 pm

just tried to fit slide valve and the 3mm x 8mm bolts seem too long has any one else had this prob or have I missed a bit out cheers Very Happy 
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Post  burrell1 Thu 13 Feb 2014, 10:09 pm

The answer is to reduce the length of the bolts or to do as I did, which was to purchase some replacement M3 X 6mm stainless steel bolts from e-bay for £1 with free postage and package.

Bill


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Post  hippy dave Thu 13 Feb 2014, 10:24 pm

cheers bill on ebay now Very Happy 
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