Bolt sizes…

Can anyone please tell me what size the mounting bolts for the ac compressor are? 2006 Tundra 4.7 L limited ed double cab

 

You may have quicker luck calling/going into a Toyota dealership to get this answered.

 

I did and they told me Toyota doesn’t share the bolt sizes even with them. Wanted to order new bolts but the quickest option was to wait a week.

 

Are any of the bolts you need shown in this EPC diagram?

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Yes, sorry I should’ve posted the part number in my original question. It is the 9009904498 bolt I’m looking for but I’m having no luck finding the size of it online or finding anyone with just the bolts with quick shipping. I was hoping to locally source if possible due to time constraints.

 

Do you have one of the bolts you need? (Or can you pull one?)

Home Depot has thread checkers you can thread your bolt into to see what size/thread pitch it is, then you could go to Napa and buy them. Hell, Napa probably has pitch gauges too.

Or order off McMaster-Carr and probably get them next day.

Make sure to check head stamps so you get the correct grade. 8.8, 10.9, etc.

 

I realize not everyone has one, but I keep a bin of bolts for times like this I’ve collected over the decades, and I have a threading and gauge set so I can figure out the threading.

My advice would be, (A) find a bolt that threads into the hole and see how deep it goes, then run to Ace Hardware or similar and use their thread gauge to ID the bolt threading and get a long enough bolt to do the job or (B) hit a junkyard and yoink the bolt off similar engine, since many vehicles had the same engine.

Alternately, now we have the part number, someone may be able to run down the threading and length of the bolt, and how long the unfinished part of the shank is. Surely it’s somewhere on the internet.

 

I got myself one of these a little while back. It's come in useful a few times.

$27 Thread Checker SWTC-26 Nut & Bolt, Inch & Metric, Original Version

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FJW0GK?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

 

Saved, definitely will order this, spend too much time guessing.

 

wait......people don't do this?

Where do all the misc. nuts and bolts go when you're done with a job and have extras? lol

 

Definitely... 5 Gal bucket things get tossed into. It's come in handy a few times.

It's frustrating sometimes because I work for a fastener distributor 5 minutes from home, and have 10,000 Sq. ft. of nuts, bolts, screws, washers, etc. at my disposal, but we sell mostly electronics oriented stuff so very often we don't have the size I need for my project.

It feels really weird to be at Home Depot or Napa buying bolts when I sell them for a living.

 

Junkyard

 

I am one of those that removes all easily accessible bolts, nuts and washers before I throw something out and throw them in a container.

 

After I walked to the shop, went into the coffee cans and pulled out a workable bolt for the dozenth time, my better 3/4 (the Mrs.) stopped poking fun at me for picking up random fasteners while out on walks.

 

Yep, seems silly and pointless till you pull out EXACTLY what you need to fix something!

 

Its probably going to be an M4, 5, or 6 with either a fine or coarse thread. The link below will give the dimensions and thread pitch, if you have a set of measuring calipers you can measure to confirm what it is. Also that bolt is a shoulder bolt, those are harder to find, but a regular bolt and washer should work. If you have a piece of the bolt take it up to a good hardware store and match it up, or use the same bolt from the other caliper and match it up.
https://www.accu.co.uk/p/117-iso-metric-thread-dimensions

 

5 gal buckets are sooo 1998. Square totes so you can rummage more efficiently.

 

Yeah well, 1998 is pretty much where I live.

And the most efficient rummaging is to just dump the bucket on the floor and go to town!

 

heathen

 

Part of me feels like I should probably be offended by that, but...

 

I finally graduated to some organization the past year. Something similar to this, a vintage Raaco drawer system. Cheaper and better than anything you find on scAmazon, and built to last. Readily available used.

Sad, I posted pics of mine somewhere round here. I have no idea where. I sorted fasters based on type, threading, head style, pointed/flat/etc. It's made it so nice not having to futz around in a pile to find stuff.

 

I do have some compartmented boxes (kinda' like these) to organize stuff I use regularly.

The bucket o' stuff is just for random shit that doesn't really have a home.

 

So what happened to all four of yours? They're either M8 or M10, but i'm pretty sure they're M8. I'd recommend to wait and order up OEM bolts. The reason being is that there isn't very much room to work in that area of the engine compartment, and the long bolts that toyota uses have a smaller than standard head on them (uses a 12mm wench or socket), which makes it easier to actually fit the wrench in the cramped area. The toyota bolts also have a pressed in extra thick flat washer to help distribute the load of the hex head. Probably the most important thing about the toyota bolt is that the very tip of it is tapered down with no threads on it, which makes it a TON easier to start threading into the hole with your fingers.

 

All Toyota M8 bolts are M8x1.25