The following table of hex bolt head dimensions was adapted from asme b18.6.3, table 29, dimensions of plain (unslotted) and slotted regular and large hex head screws. 14 rows metric bolt head/wrench size. The “32” refers to the 32 threads within the length of the bolt.
M6 x 10mm 12mm 15mm 17mm Zinc Plated Connector Bolt Cap
For example, an m3 bolt with a medium fit would have a 3.4 mm clearance hole.
M10 means a 10 millimeter outer diameter for the bolt or whatever piece it is;
The part after the ‘x’ is the pitch — how many mm a thread is wide. Use the below bolt hole clearance chart for metric size bolts and screws. I’m too dumb to tell you what bolts to fit your 10mm nut. If it is larger than ten, it is expressed as a fraction of an inch.
Actually, there are standards that can be looked up in things like machinery's handbook, but many auto manufacturers do use custom hardware for special applications.
Bolt size (si) metric wrench size: Even same size but it doesn’t have the same treads, just take the nut to the hardware store to try which one is fit. This table shows how to determine the clearance hole size for a bolt. Bolt diameter (mm) head/wrench size (mm).
Where l is the total bolt length and d nom is the nominal bolt diameter.
18 rows metric bolt conversion data for industrial bolts/rods, machine screws and small diameter. That said, on a subaru impreza, the bolts with 10mm heads usually are m6x1.0. Should you see the letter m, it means the measurement is in millimeters. Metric clearance hole chart for metric bolts and screws according.
Metric bolts are referenced using “m” sizes, such as the m8 bolt size.
To figure out which you have, you can measure the existing part with calipers and a thread gauge. Head sizes may differ from what is shown due to differences between metric standards length 16mm 12mm 8mm 7mm 6mm 5mm 4mm 3mm. It covers all taps up. Below is a complete drill and tap size chart, both imperial and metric.
Because this is approximately the same as the major or thread diameter the thread diameter measurement can be used for fully threaded bolts.
32 rows mm diameter mm diameter inch nut size; 10mm x 1.5mm 10mm x 1.25mm 10mm x 1.0mm 12mm x 1.75mm 12mm x 1.5mm 14mm x 2.0mm 14mm x 1.5mm 16mm x 2.0mm 16mm x 1.5mm 12mm x 1.25mm length is measured from under the head to the end of the bolt note: The diameter of a bolt is the shank diameter, expressed in millimetres for metric bolts. It is because 0.060 + (4 x 0.013) = 0.112 inches.
