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Old 03-19-2026, 11:28 PM
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Does anyone know who the manufacturer of a machine screw or bolt would be if it has NAT on it?


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I don't recognize that bolt head marking https://www.electronicfasteners.com/...onmarkings.pdf
Was it ink marked like for ringing up at the checkouts?

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Does anyone know who the manufacturer of a machine screw or bolt would be if it has NAT on it?
Hi Rob,
I’ve seen bolt heads with N A T before, but I have no idea what they were used on.

The charts I found don’t list it.
Seems NAT would stand for National ?

Where did you see this marking ?

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Hi Chris,
They are from the original tie rod adjusting sleeve clamps from my GTO. They're a bit crusty from the years in the Midwest winters until it went off the road in 1972.
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Have seen NAT on intake bolting too.

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I don't know what it indicates, but here is a NOS one on Ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/135412591192

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Whew! That's a lot of $ for a bolt, and it's not even grade 5 (three lines).

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