atomic punk Posted March 21, 2011 Report Posted March 21, 2011 Had today off to weld on my new rear panel on the Escort. Spent weeks prepping it so should have gone swimmingly but no.... Firstly the welder decides not to lay the welds properly (my fault wire speed too high) turn the wire speed down still not penetrating... turns out the weld thru primer isnt that weld thru. Clean down to bare metal and all was good again. Once I'd ran out of gas I decided to trial fit the boot catch, got one bolt in fine, then on the other one the captive nut on the rear panel broke off... oh c*ck! Anyone got any ideas how I can fix that one without cutting apart the nice new panel??!
rallyesport04 Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 use a riv-nut its a bit like a rivet but it has a thread up the middle
atomic punk Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Posted March 24, 2011 I like the sound of that cheap quick and easy thanks for that
RS2kSX Posted March 24, 2011 Report Posted March 24, 2011 I got a couple of riv-nut gun's, they're great, just don't over tighten the riv-nut as it just strips the thread... local autofactors can supply them
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