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Don't ca95s have voodoo screws where the thread pitch is different from modern metric screws found at the hardware store? I ordered exhaust studs for my painfully slow benly refubishing project and they are different from all the nuts filed in my coffee can of metric nuts and bolts.They didn't fit the treadserts that I was trying to use either. curses, foiled again!
The smaller diameter screw sizes on the CA95 (3mm, 4mm or 5mm) will not match the thread pitch of modern metric screws, so you'll want to retain those fasteners when you can.

This thread covers all the details on the switch from Japan Industrial Standard (JIS) metric to ISO metric.
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