I've been cat burgled.

[Kstone]

Sigh. So I've been taking apart my bike and my fluffy roommate thought he would help me. I come out of my room one morning to see his paw in the Tupperware container that has all of my screws in it. Of course the bugger managed to steal and lose one of the two most important screws, which hold my tank together. Not the ones I can easily replace. No. That wouldn't be entertaining. I've searched high and low around my house. I'm coming to accept that it's permanently vacationing under my oven or fridge or he ate it and it's long been pooper scoopered. (Yes, seems unreasonable a cat could eat it and then live to tell the tale without me knowing. But he's been an unreasonable cat his whole life).

I've brought the screw it screws into to a few sketchy hardware stores who seem to have an answer for everything, hoping I could find some sort of a match. No luck. And I'm assuming I'm out of luck on here too, but I figured I'd ask before I move everything I own out of my apartment and start from scratch scowering the area for it.

Anyways, thoughts? Suggestions? Prayers?

Oh yeah, and I'll throw in the Hershey's bar for help ;]

The culprit

 

[fordmike65]

'38 Colson screw tank?

 

[MrColumbia]

I vote for the "under the fridge" location.

 

[Kstone]

57 Roadmaster tank
It's the back screw where the rack attaches to the tank.

Guess I lost that part of my post in the Draft

 

[SHO2010]

Take it to a Fastenal store they might be able to help. fastenal.com

 

[island schwinn]

Withhold cat's food until he gives up where he put it.

 

[Duchess]

Look for "binding posts", "sex bolts", or "Chicago screws". They're not exactly the same thing, but they'll be cross-referenced in a search. Getting that exact head might be difficult as they're most likely to be slotted/philips combo (only something that would be noticed by the most insufferable of nerds), but you should be able to find oval head.

 

[fordmike65]

Might any of these work for you?

https://www.mcmaster.com/#binding-posts/=169q74f

 

[tanksalot]

I would use a metal detector over your cat & the litter box.

 

[partsguy]

Sigh. So I've been taking apart my bike and my fluffy roommate thought he would help me. I come out of my room one morning to see his paw in the Tupperware container that has all of my screws in it. Of course the bugger managed to steal and lose one of the two most important screws, which hold my tank together. Not the ones I can easily replace. No. That wouldn't be entertaining. I've searched high and low around my house. I'm coming to accept that it's permanently vacationing under my oven or fridge or he ate it and it's long been pooper scoopered. (Yes, seems unreasonable a cat could eat it and then live to tell the tale without me knowing. But he's been an unreasonable cat his whole life).

I've brought the screw it screws into to a few sketchy hardware stores who seem to have an answer for everything, hoping I could find some sort of a match. No luck. And I'm assuming I'm out of luck on here too, but I figured I'd ask before I move everything I own out of my apartment and start from scratch scowering the area for it.

Anyways, thoughts? Suggestions? Prayers?

Oh yeah, and I'll throw in the Hershey's bar for help ;]

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In my 23 years living, this is a bike story that seriously makes me laugh!

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