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Stainless Bolts in Aluminium

The steel bolts in my snowmobile trailer rust very quickly. Can I replace the steel bolts in my aluminium snowmobile trailer with stainless steel bolts so they won't rust or will this cause a problem?

Vic Dumas
consumer - Waitsfield, Vermont, USA
September 16, 2008

September 23, 2008

Hi, Vic. Although the two materials are not really galvanically compatible, each forms a passive skin, and I have seen many instances of stainless bolts used on aluminum. For a non-critical application it should be okay.

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Ted Mooney, P.E.
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finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey

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