In-frame welded nut gone... - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

Schrade · 05-21-2014

What are the options here?

Lag screw? Open a keyhole saw access hole in the side, to hold a nut? (the latter has little appeal, for more reasons than just one).

In theory, a perfectly round hole doesn't weaken the material, but in practice, well ... practice and theory sometimes don't go one hand in the other...

Ideas here?

We Gone · 05-21-2014

See if you can find a nutsert that will fit the hole. Many options.

http://avdelusallc.com/products/nutsert.shtml

https://www.google.com/#q=nutsert

Schrade · 05-21-2014

Nut insert would probably work there Steve, but the reeding might not get THIS job done...

I'm already on it here. Y'all gettin' ready to see some brains in action

(and never mind who I'm borrowin' the brains from

).

Schrade · 05-21-2014

Wire...

30 lb fishing line

Schrade · 05-21-2014

Oh yeah - you squared out the hole, with a 3-sided file / rasp. Never mind that it's not square - THAT works out even better, as you'll see below here.

...to put in a carriage bolt:

...before you pulled it through

Then get a nut on it, and run the nut down to lock the square into the [out-of-perfect] square hole.

Franke · 05-21-2014

American ingenuity at work.

We Gone · 05-21-2014

Now that's a very inventive fix.

05-21-2014	#1
Schrade Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: NC Posts: 1,783	In-frame welded nut gone... What are the options here? Lag screw? Open a keyhole saw access hole in the side, to hold a nut? (the latter has little appeal, for more reasons than just one). In theory, a perfectly round hole doesn't weaken the material, but in practice, well ... practice and theory sometimes don't go one hand in the other... Ideas here?

05-21-2014	#2
We Gone Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,169	Re: In-frame welded nut gone... See if you can find a nutsert that will fit the hole. Many options. http://avdelusallc.com/products/nutsert.shtml https://www.google.com/#q=nutsert __________________ Steve 1990 Steel Blue/Black #2355 1990 Red/Red #1473 1991 Quasar /Black #118 Sold 1991 Turquoise/Black #766 Parted Out 1993 Yellow/White #179 Sold 1990 Black/Gray #1361 Headers/4:10s Sold

05-21-2014	#3
Schrade Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: NC Posts: 1,783	Re: In-frame welded nut gone... Nut insert would probably work there Steve, but the reeding might not get THIS job done... I'm already on it here. Y'all gettin' ready to see some brains in action (and never mind who I'm borrowin' the brains from ). Last edited by Schrade; 09-24-2014 at 01:59 PM.

05-21-2014	#4
Schrade Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: NC Posts: 1,783	Re: In-frame welded nut gone... Wire... 30 lb fishing line

05-21-2014	#5
Schrade Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: NC Posts: 1,783	Re: In-frame welded nut gone... Oh yeah - you squared out the hole, with a 3-sided file / rasp. Never mind that it's not square - THAT works out even better, as you'll see below here. ...to put in a carriage bolt: ...before you pulled it through Then get a nut on it, and run the nut down to lock the square into the [out-of-perfect] square hole. Last edited by Schrade; 09-24-2014 at 02:06 PM.

05-21-2014	#6
Franke Join Date: May 2013 Location: Beaver, PA Posts: 515	Re: In-frame welded nut gone... American ingenuity at work.

05-21-2014	#7
We Gone Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,169	Re: In-frame welded nut gone... Now that's a very inventive fix. __________________ Steve 1990 Steel Blue/Black #2355 1990 Red/Red #1473 1991 Quasar /Black #118 Sold 1991 Turquoise/Black #766 Parted Out 1993 Yellow/White #179 Sold 1990 Black/Gray #1361 Headers/4:10s Sold