Originally Posted by
Bike Gremlin
..........That's an M8 x 1 mm thread (the "fine M8 thread") - some hardware stores (in my city at least) have that.
I bought a long one just for that purpose.
My bicycle bolt size & pitch list
Relja
The 8x1mm is LESS COMMON than the more common 8mmx1.25 found in the US. (can't speak for the rest of the world)
I went to an Auto Parts Store and picked up a couple different lengths to go with an EXISTING crank bolt + a pack of generic 3/8" flat washers.
It's a really MINIMAL investment!
I also have the
TL-UN74-S, so I can handle any spindle length I'd ever expect to see.
Edit: Mine is actually a TL-UN72.
I now (faintly) remember a conversation a few years ago with either Andrew Stewart or John Thompson re: the difference between the two, and I think one had a slightly bigger "hole".