went out today, dug a few bullets and buttons, deciced to go a hunt a few old home places in holly springs, ms, got to the first house,,,lady said have at it, changed out my 10 inch coil for the 6 six and discovered my bolt was too short,,,,whats the deal with this,,,do you need to order a longer bolt for the six coil,,,i gues you do,,,just checked a few places on line and none say you need a longer bolt when ordering the 6 inch coil,,,it was a complete let down this afternoon,,,,does anyone know the deal with this?
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Need some help with this one
- Thread starter usmc0351
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Well I noticed when I got my 6" HF coil a few week ago the bolt was 2" long, The stock 9" MF coil bolt is 1 1/2" long the ears on the 6" HF coil are thicker I called Minelab last week and they told me they have been having problems with the ears breaking on the 9" MF coils so I think they are making changes, I try to keep the bolts & coils together! You can find them on Ebay every so often
7centsworth
Well-known member
I have to use a longer bolt with mine. Never thought of toilet bolts , I will have to try that .
Pyledriver
Active member
Ditto the toilet seat bolts! They work quite well. Also, can't remember if I saw it on this forum or another, but the thin tabs on the coils sometimes break because there is too much gap between them and the mounting shaft. When you tighten the bolt, it pulls the ears inwards, weakening them and eventually breaking them. So, while you're picking up your toilet seat bolts, you can buy some really thin plastic washers that you can insert between the ear and coil mounting tab and firm that right up! Just be sure not to go too far the OTHER direction..
I'm thinking of buying an extra lower rod or two and keeping the most frequently used coils mounted and ready. Seems like a lot less hassle! The exception to that of course is if you're backpacking and space and weight are at a premium.
I'm thinking of buying an extra lower rod or two and keeping the most frequently used coils mounted and ready. Seems like a lot less hassle! The exception to that of course is if you're backpacking and space and weight are at a premium.
dig it DanO
New member
I go to Home Depot and/or Lowes and buy 1/4 inch x 20 x 2 inch (long) nylon bolts. Two for under a dollar. They also have nuts and wing nuts 1/4 inch x 20 for less than a dollar for 2. They are not black in color,but they work fine on my coils. You can also buy 1/4 inch washers and 5/16 inch washer there.
