Lost a few captive nuts
Lost a few captive nuts
I did my rivet nutting today :thumbup1:
They are pretty neat little things, spot on for the job in hand. As per earlier in the thread, I had 2 knackered captive nuts in my chassis rail. As it turned out one captive nut was completely missing, and the other was there but the thread was knackered.
Bolts, washers, rivet nuts and the rivet nut tool:
![[Image: IMGP2590.JPG]](http://theshado.ws/images/imoc/rivnut/IMGP2590.JPG)
Old bolt and new bolt. The thread is knackered on the old bolt, it's been in the captive nut that is bust.
![[Image: IMGP2591.JPG]](http://theshado.ws/images/imoc/rivnut/IMGP2591.JPG)
Here's the first one. This captive nut is completely missing. The hole needed drilling out ever so slightly.
![[Image: IMGP2592.JPG]](http://theshado.ws/images/imoc/rivnut/IMGP2592.JPG)
This was my first attempt at the rivnut, unfortunately that bit of the chassis isn't parallel with the ground. I installed the nut vertically when it needed to be off by 10 degrees or so.
![[Image: IMGP2593.JPG]](http://theshado.ws/images/imoc/rivnut/IMGP2593.JPG)
2nd go much better, got the bolts in to check the angles that they stick out at.
![[Image: IMGP2597.JPG]](http://theshado.ws/images/imoc/rivnut/IMGP2597.JPG)
Here you can see how it sits compared to the original fitting.
![[Image: IMGP2598.JPG]](http://theshado.ws/images/imoc/rivnut/IMGP2598.JPG)
The 2nd one installed. This one was where the captive nut was thread-less. I used a hammer and chisel to punch the welds out on the captive nut. That was a bit odd - it's not every day you take a hammer, chisel and drill to your car's chassis!
![[Image: IMGP2599.JPG]](http://theshado.ws/images/imoc/rivnut/IMGP2599.JPG)
All done and bolted back together ready for my trip to WIM!
![[Image: IMGP2600.JPG]](http://theshado.ws/images/imoc/rivnut/IMGP2600.JPG)
Warning This post is very boring.
I did my rivet nutting today :thumbup1:
They are pretty neat little things, spot on for the job in hand. As per earlier in the thread, I had 2 knackered captive nuts in my chassis rail. As it turned out one captive nut was completely missing, and the other was there but the thread was knackered.
Bolts, washers, rivet nuts and the rivet nut tool:
Old bolt and new bolt. The thread is knackered on the old bolt, it's been in the captive nut that is bust.
Here's the first one. This captive nut is completely missing. The hole needed drilling out ever so slightly.
This was my first attempt at the rivnut, unfortunately that bit of the chassis isn't parallel with the ground. I installed the nut vertically when it needed to be off by 10 degrees or so.
2nd go much better, got the bolts in to check the angles that they stick out at.
Here you can see how it sits compared to the original fitting.
The 2nd one installed. This one was where the captive nut was thread-less. I used a hammer and chisel to punch the welds out on the captive nut. That was a bit odd - it's not every day you take a hammer, chisel and drill to your car's chassis!
All done and bolted back together ready for my trip to WIM!
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
11-04-2018, 06:35 AM #14Its a good save and probably the best option.
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
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