Fender bolts
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I used a cutoff wheel on the lower one and a 12" saws all on the upper inner one. Worked sweet! Thanks for the great advice. 6t6merc.
Now that it is off, how do you attach it. Do you need to make some sort of nut?
Now that it is off, how do you attach it. Do you need to make some sort of nut?
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Did the bottom bolt look like this, with a rectangular plate with rounded ends, behind the nut on the fender side? You'll probably have to remake something, now that you have cut it.
I believe that if the plate was vertical, the fender may have come off. When I pulled my fender off, the bolt/plate combo was horizontal.
Thus, the fender didn't slide off the tab cleanly, and I broke the bottom of the fender that's supposed to latch around the plate when it's turned horizontal.
I believe that if the plate was vertical, the fender may have come off. When I pulled my fender off, the bolt/plate combo was horizontal.
Thus, the fender didn't slide off the tab cleanly, and I broke the bottom of the fender that's supposed to latch around the plate when it's turned horizontal.
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Fender after cutting with a 12" sawzall.
This is what the cab looked like after cutting the bolt. Very little damage.
Bottom of fender, cut with a cutoff wheel. Going to need to revisit this one.
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Nice pics, the rounded holes are luckily still in good shape. I wonder if you can separate the round end plate and tack it to to a new bolt or maybe start with a new washer and zip off the sides a bit to get the basic shape you need?
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I think maybe a rectangular piece of stainless with a tapped hole. Silicone it in place and then assemble. What do you think? Think that will work?
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Yeah, that would probably work, as long as your bolt is not too long to poke into/through the fender. I only mention because Al and I were installing the fuel tank in the cab, and we grabbed a bolt that was a bit too long. We cranked on it and later realized that we hit one of the vertical ribs of the cab. We didn't poke through, but it was close.
Maybe it's just simpler to try to remake the original part, if you can get the rounded plate off the bolt that you cut in half?
Maybe it's just simpler to try to remake the original part, if you can get the rounded plate off the bolt that you cut in half?
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The intact bottom double hole can work with a J nut and bolt.
https://www.amkproducts.com/Catalog_PDF/56-73.pdf
https://www.amkproducts.com/Catalog_PDF/56-73.pdf
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j nuts
I went into the garage and jiggled the fender until the nut was where I could see it. It looks like a 1/4-20 T nut. Located on the same page as the J-Nuts at the bottom of the page.
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Speaking of nuts on the front clip.I noticed some bolts had a nut like this. Twisted most off during disassembly. The ones that are intact have a very small spot weld. How would you go about replacing these with the spot weld? Or would you use the J-Nuts?
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Never ran across any cage nuts that were spot welded. There were some weld nuts in the core supports but you can just tack weld in a new nut if they break out. You can get new ones from just about any fastener supply. This catalog is pdf and will print out actual size.
https://mrgusa.com/fasteners/
https://mrgusa.com/fasteners/
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The intact bottom double hole can work with a J nut and bolt.
https://www.amkproducts.com/Catalog_PDF/56-73.pdf
https://www.amkproducts.com/Catalog_PDF/56-73.pdf
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