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Trakker tempest brolly help? (15 posts / 1,158 views)
Carpyjord Carpyjord
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Post #1 18 Feb 2021 06:47
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Hi,

Does anyone know which bolt and nut that's needed to go through the boss and lever on a tempest brolly? Been in contact with trakker but they weren't much help? It's not the countersunk Allen bolts that I need

Thanks in advance
Boo Boo
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Post #2 18 Feb 2021 07:37
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In reply to Post #1
Surprised Trakker haven't been much help. I've contacted them twice now about size of nuts and bolts for the tempests and both times they've asked how many I need and sent me them FOC

I still don't know what size they are though
ip100 ip100
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Post #3 18 Feb 2021 07:55
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In reply to Post #1
Think it's M5 iirc but don't hold me to it lol
capt_swearword
Posts: 1,018
Post #4 18 Feb 2021 08:14
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In reply to Post #1
Try G.carlton@cipherint.com. Gerry is the spare parts guy he sent me out some free. If you dont have any joy let me know and I'll dig out the ones I have spare.
framey framey
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Post #5 18 Feb 2021 08:37
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In reply to Post #4
Might never get any help in the future now you have put his email all over the forum lol
jhhilton1983 jhhilton1983
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Post #6 18 Feb 2021 08:40
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In reply to Post #1
Tempest Brolly V1 - M5 counter sunk for all the assembly on the plastic boss for the poles. Pretty sure it was 25mm length as well.

The ones it comes with a cheap nasty ones - I had a pole snap on mine and it was because the screw was bent in the boss. One of my engineers at work helped me with it and showed me in a vice the strength difference between they Chinese one and the M5's we put in it. Also worth getting nylon thread bolts in all of them as well if you are replacing.

It was only after I had changed them all that I realised it was like that since production as the brolly locking mechanism took a lot less force to close then it ever had before.
jhhilton1983 jhhilton1983
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Post #7 18 Feb 2021 08:42
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In reply to Post #5
I got knocked back and sent to local tackle shot when I tried to get hold of this guy for spare. TBH the service was brilliant one my local tackle shop ordered it and the spare pole came within a few days. Just didn't come with a M5 screw
Swainy123 Swainy123
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Post #8 18 Feb 2021 10:16
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I took out a nut and bolt and matched them up at Screwfix when I lost one of mine
Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #9 18 Feb 2021 11:10
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In reply to Post #8
I purchased stainless m5 nuts and bolts of Amazon
As I couldn't find anything online to be able to contact trakker
I used a steel one as a make do, and it bent after one day trip
capt_swearword
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Post #10 18 Feb 2021 12:34
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In reply to Post #5
Pretty sure I got it off here in the 1st place.
SUNNYMEAD SUNNYMEAD
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Post #11 18 Feb 2021 16:51
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In reply to Post #1
there either 4 or 5mm I bought the high tensile steel threaded grub screw and nylon nuts from eBay

On my v2 the holes on the block are threaded hence the Allen key grub screw,it wasn't made with nuts either end so I put them on for more security when I replaced thr grub screw as the original one bent
Carpyjord Carpyjord
Posts: 179
Post #12 18 Feb 2021 20:13
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In reply to Post #11
Thanks for all the replies but it's not the bolts to the block that I need, it goes through the “fins” on top of the block itself and through the tensioning bar and out the other side
SUNNYMEAD SUNNYMEAD
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Post #13 18 Feb 2021 20:22
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In reply to Post #12
If it's like my v2 it's the Allen key grub screw
framey framey
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Post #14 18 Feb 2021 20:24
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In reply to Post #12
Wouldn't it be easier to take a photo of it ?
Stevethefishy Stevethefishy
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Post #15 18 Feb 2021 21:01
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In reply to Post #14
The tension bar anchoring point ?
There was a grub screw that kept working loose
I lost mine and replaced with a stainless nut and bolt
From memory size M4 and 35mm in length
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