I have had that kit in my eBay "watch" for a while......I just haven't spent the money yet.

If your bolts/nuts aren't tarnished or rusty....or you aren't looking to make an allen head fashion statement, or you don't have a lot of missing screws........you probably don't need these bolts - but they are much cheaper than trying to buy new versions of the original stuff.

The only warning might be that not all fasteners and stainless steel are created equal - and if the threads are not smooth and of the proper size.....they may not hold well in the soft aluminum cases and could strip the engine cases, head or cylinder of they are a loose fit.  If you get the kit - compare the fit of the stock vs. replacement screws and see if you can wobble a nut on the new screws more than the original screws.

Aluminum screws???????  I don't know that you could use the same torque values for them?  I wonder if corrosion/seizing would be a problem when using aluminum in aluminum?

I got that kit , they are nice quality , look very nice !

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 11/30/16 at 05:53:13:

" ...
Antisieze is always on the bench..."

Have  AWAYS  used, a Antisieze.

Just bought a  new, bottle.
‘Versa Chem’,  Type #13,  Copper biased.
Package says:  ‘Up to 2,000F’.
8 oz was 8.95.
I am set for the Next 20 Years   LOL

So far, only tried it on on bullet molds,
 ( Molten Lead 750-800f)    
And so far, great.

But next Spring,  the cage Lug Nuts, and Lawn Mower blade bolts, will get a new little dose.
( and  Every other Bolt I take out of something)

Could not find a ‘Nickel  base’ one.
(Which I had used for  many years)

And would be a little Leary, of the  Aluminum Base one,
with either Alum bolts or, Alum mounting, or both.

I use anti-sieze  on all fasteners where 2 unlike metals are contacting and aluminum to aluminum contact.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 11/30/16 at 18:34:21:


I worked for some 10+ years in the R & D department of a well known manufacturer and we found out that WD40 had ZERO lubrication in it!  It is primarily a solvent with some moisture barrier but NOT a lubricant!  Later, when I moved on to an even larger well-known company, which had literally 75 plus plastic injection machines, the policy there was that WD-40 was NOT allowed in the factory for any purpose.  It actually "washed" away lubrication from places where it needed to be.

Maybe OK for door hinges, or spraying to displace water and moisture, but not for lubrication.

[quote author=2A333F3E3735342E382F39313F233F5A0 link=1480479396/0#12 date=1480778680]Dave wrote on 11/30/16 at 04:53:14:


In Reply #2 a link was included to an eBay listing for anodized aluminum screws.  Reply #3 & #4 are about Reply #2......all other posts are about the stainless screw kit.