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| | | | Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 439 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 439 | I’m sure I’m the only one…but if anyone else has had the outer carriage bolts spin, what was the easiest way to get up in the channel and cut, drill, grind or Hokus pokus? Really? Carriage bolts with a cover…engineers were thinking exactly what?
Larry
Old man᠁Old truck᠁neither one goes very fast. All you need in life is TIME, PATIENCE and MONEY.
If you are missing one component, you'll need an abundance of the others two.
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,001 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,001 | Maybe the easiest way is to use a nut splitter. LinkI used to cut nuts off bolts with a cutting torch without damaging the bolt, but you wouldn't care about damaging the bolts. With the potential for oil and grease in the neighborhood you might not want to try that, or be REAL careful.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 439 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 439 | Torch is out with (I’m assuming) the rubber in between the metal plates. I do have a nut splitter if it will fit up in the crossmember channel. Good call If it works.
Larry
Old man᠁Old truck᠁neither one goes very fast. All you need in life is TIME, PATIENCE and MONEY.
If you are missing one component, you'll need an abundance of the others two.
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