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    Hello, new here :)

    Just an update, was able to get the right screws, they are Hexagonal UNF 1/4 inch x 1/2 inch, 28 tpi. The ones i got are 8.8, the original ones are most probably softer (almost feels like lead..) Greetings, Kai
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    Hello, new here :)

    Hello, update: Have found the right screws, turned out to be some strange UNF thread (and they are black, not chromed). Will post the exact specs when i know it. They had the screws, but no idea what they are ;) So thanks again, and some photos: And the new black screw(s), on a silver...
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    Hello, new here :)

    Hi, it is all there on the second photo i posted here, which is unfortunately rotated by some 90 degrees. The fork has indeed brazed dropouts, and the mudguard stays at the front are being held by the axle nuts. The rear is different, the two horizontal frame tubes coming from the bottom...
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    Hello, new here :)

    Re: Hello again, well i have had no luck in finding the right screws. I know that Raleigh used its own machinery and tools, and never really adapted to ISO or whatever. A friend has an old MG with similar problems (MG taking over this arms factory back then and using its french metric thread...
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    Hello, new here :)

    Re: Hello Keith, have not yet found a solution for the 'big hexagon' mudguard screws, maybe the thread is of the British standard fine (Bsf) kind? Then it should be possible to get something like that from Triumph, or Mg. It is M6 anyway, and the thread is more narrow than the usual German...
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    Hello, new here :)

    Hello again, have posted some photos. The fender screw that can be seen mounted on the bicycle is not the original one but has a smaller diameter and is only plugged in - falls out when you touch it (see extra photo 'rear fender screw' which is the original one, overall length 13,5 mm, thread...
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    Hello, new here :)

    Re: Hello Keith, thanks! Will Post photos tomorrow, not at home now. Greetings, Kai
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    Hello, new here :)

    Hi, my name is Kai and i am from Germany, so english is not my mother tongue .. :? I already had some bicycles and also british cars in my life, and am currently restoring a Swiss military bicycle from 1928 for daily use (they are very sturdy, however some parts are now hard to come by...
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