Shimano shoe bolts?

Velvet <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Shimano's website isn't helpful for this, I'm half hoping
someone might have an old screw/bolt off a similar pair of
shoes (can find out what mine are but I *think* they're
M037W's) that they're never likely to use on account of
having fitted cleats to :-)

I have a pair of men's 45 size M037's (does the W indicate
women's). I still have the rubber tongues and the matching
bolts. You can have them if you want, as I don't think I'd
ever want to be without the SPDs. I'll have a look for them
at home tonight.

Mr. Chilliwack

Velvet said:

Realised tonight I've lost a screw/bolt out of the bottom
of my shimano SPD shoes.

I can give you a set, if Michael can't find his.

Velvet <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Anyone got ideas where I might find a replacement? Oh, and
replacing them with the cleats + allen key bolts isn't an
option currently :-P

Try removing the one from the other shoe and matching it
either at your local LBS or hardware store / car
accessory shop. It is probably a standard thread and
should be easy to match.

Al

Velvet said:

Realised tonight I've lost a screw/bolt out of the bottom
of my shimano SPD shoes. It's what keeps the rubber bit on
the bottom, when you've not got cleats on it
(removeable/replaceable).

Probably an M5 or similar. Take it into B&Q and play with a
few screws to get the thread size, see if they have anything
suitable to fill it. Otherwise, if the cover isn't falling
off then so what, if it is a little dollop-ette of silica
bathroom sealer or similar should glue it in place while not
preventing it coming off when you want it to in future.

Pete.
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John Hearns said:

Velvet said:

Realised tonight I've lost a screw/bolt out of the bottom
of my shimano SPD shoes.

I can give you a set, if Michael can't find his.

Thanks guys! Yes, I'd wander off to B&Q but it's a bit
far/impossible to get to currently, and I wouldn't put it
past Shimano to have used some odd thread anyway.

Yes the shoes are W for womens, but since the cleats screw
into these holes I'm assuming they must be the same as on
the blokies shoes ;-) All I need is one of the cross-head
screws that hold that rubber bit in place, I'll be putting a
dab of something on to stop them ejecting themselves in the
future, too!

I've stuck a munged email addy in the 'reply-to' - take out
the obvious bits, and we can sort out mailing addresses and
postage etc.

Thanks muchly,

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Velvet

Velvet said:

John Hearns said:

Velvet said:

Realised tonight I've lost a screw/bolt out of the
bottom of my shimano SPD shoes.

Quoted message said:

Thanks guys! Yes, I'd wander off to B&Q but it's a bit
far/impossible to get to currently, and I wouldn't put it
past Shimano to have used some odd thread anyway.

I don't think its an odd thread, its probably just M5,
though I'm not about to go out and rummage around the
shed to check.

Quoted message said:

Yes the shoes are W for womens, but since the cleats screw
into these holes I'm assuming they must be the same as on
the blokies shoes ;-) All I need is one of the cross-head
screws that hold that rubber bit in place, I'll be putting
a dab of something on to stop them ejecting themselves in
the future, too!

The "something" to smear on the thread being any one of:

Threadlock ( the "proper" stuff, but why spend 6 quid on a
bottle which gets used once ? ) Varnish ( nail varnish, wood
varnish, whatever falls closest to hand. I'd avoid water
based wood varnishes (usually the low-odour types) ) Snopake
( do people still sell it ? ) Paint, suggest traditional
gloss or model-making enamel paint. Avoid water based paint.

Nigel

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Velvet said:

John Hearns said:

Velvet said:

Realised tonight I've lost a screw/bolt out of the
bottom of my shimano SPD shoes.

Quoted message said:

Thanks guys! Yes, I'd wander off to B&Q but it's a bit
far/impossible to get to currently, and I wouldn't put it
past Shimano to have used some odd thread anyway.

I don't think its an odd thread, its probably just M5,
though I'm not about to go out and rummage around the
shed to check.

Quoted message said:

Yes the shoes are W for womens, but since the cleats screw
into these holes I'm assuming they must be the same as on
the blokies shoes ;-) All I need is one of the cross-head
screws that hold that rubber bit in place, I'll be putting
a dab of something on to stop them ejecting themselves in
the future, too!

The "something" to smear on the thread being any one of:

Threadlock ( the "proper" stuff, but why spend 6 quid on a
bottle which gets used once ? ) Varnish ( nail varnish, wood
varnish, whatever falls closest to hand. I'd avoid water
based wood varnishes (usually the low-odour types) ) Snopake
( do people still sell it ? ) Paint, suggest traditional
gloss or model-making enamel paint. Avoid water based paint.

Nigel

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The "something" to smear on the thread being any one of:

Threadlock ( the "proper" stuff, but why spend 6 quid on a
bottle which gets used once ? ) Varnish ( nail varnish,
wood varnish, whatever falls closest to hand. I'd avoid
water based wood varnishes (usually the low-odour types) )
Snopake ( do people still sell it ? ) Paint, suggest
traditional gloss or model-making enamel paint. Avoid
water based paint.

Interestingly, the bolts I'm sending to Velvet today have
some strange pink rubbery substance on the threads. I assume
this is the original threadlock.

Mr. Chilliwack

"NC" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

The "something" to smear on the thread being any one of:

Threadlock ( the "proper" stuff, but why spend 6 quid on a
bottle which gets used once ? ) Varnish ( nail varnish,
wood varnish, whatever falls closest to hand. I'd avoid
water based wood varnishes (usually the low-odour types) )
Snopake ( do people still sell it ? ) Paint, suggest
traditional gloss or model-making enamel paint. Avoid
water based paint.

Interestingly, the bolts I'm sending to Velvet today have
some strange pink rubbery substance on the threads. I assume
this is the original threadlock.

Mr. Chilliwack