A connector comprising an adapter having a threaded bore and a bushing
having an external thread and an internal thread. The adapter has a stop
on an outer surface to prevent rotation. The bushing is threaded into the
adapter bore. A bolt is threaded into a bushing bore using the internal
threads. As the bolt is turned the internal threads cause an interference
fit between the bolt shank and the threads, temporarily preventing
further insertion of the bolt. The bolt is then turned further causing
the bushing to unscrew from the adapter toward the mounting surface until
the bushing bears upon the mounting surface. The adapter engages with
part thereby completely compensating for a gap between the part and a
mounting surface. The adapter does not turn through engagement of the
stop with an immoveable part. As the bolt is turned further, the
sacrificial internal threads are stripped to allow the bolt to be fully
torqued into a mounting surface hole.