Creeper Wheel Fasteners Needed

[EzGoingKev]

I have an older Snap-on creeper - a JC23 to be exact.

The wheels broke on it and the Snap-on guy gave me these as replacements -



The problem is the "nut". The OAL length is too long, the OD is too big, and the head is too small.

Here is a comparison of the two:



I can install the wheels on the creeper if I use the old "nut". The problem is when I gave the broken wheels back to the Snap-on dealer I had put the nuts back on the studs. The Snap-on dealer has already sent them back to Snap-on.

They are both 5/16 thread.

The original one on the left it ~3/4" long. It has the larger head that uses a torx bit.

I have looked around and found some places call these type of "nuts" furniture connector or barrel nuts.

Does anyone know where I can get these with the torx head like the originals?

 

[mike93lx]

McMaster Carr is the first place I would check

 

[Snapped-off]

If you can't find replacements, could you cut down the nut, enlarge the holes in the creeper, and stick a washer under the nut head?

 

[rust in the eye]

searching "*** bolts" ought to get you some. The peripheral results of such a search ought to be interesting too.
Alternately Snappy ought to have some, no?

 

[Nutria]

I've come the realization that I may very well drop $140 or more on a creeper only to smash it into pieces when I get so aggravated with it that my brain explodes! Yes it has happened already and almost did again last night.

I started out with one of the two creepers I already owned. It's a red vinyl covered, metal framed, 6 wheel creeper made by Jeepers Creepers. It rolls well but eats the right side of every t-shirt I own and has had support issues with the frame. I've welded and re-screwed bit it still needs work.

Then I went to an older Blue Max creeper of similar but stronger construction. I had to replace wheels only to have others de-laminate shortly after. It rolls in the EXACT opposite direction I want to go in and also eats shirts. That one got thrown, smashed and is heading to the dumpster.

I then went to the classic Snap On creeper which not only eats shirts but skin too. Although it does roll pretty well when not removing flesh or cloth from my sweating, high blood pressure, anxiety ridden body.

Maxpower_hd might have some for you . . .