Re: BigKev
Posted by BigKev On 2021/10/31 14:36:54
Last item of the day, I've needed to drill put a broken bolt in the where the fender attaches to the cowl in the lower corner ever since I originally had the car apart.
So starting with a small bit and working up, drilling out the bolt was moving along just fine. As I was move through what should have been the last bit, the bit caught, and broke the blind nut free of the sheet metal. Crap. Now the hole where the blind nut was crimped in the sheet metal was nearly as large as the as a nut that would fit the bolt. Also pretty much would have been impossible to hold a nut in place given the location, and the reason there was a blind nut installed there. So I had to MacGyver a solution. So I welded a 5/16-18 nut to a thick washer, pushed that into the channel over the hole and welded that washer to the sheet metal. Not the prettiest welds due to the confined/awkward space, but it will hold. Hit it with some chassis black to ward off rust. It will do just nicely as a replacement. First time I've use the MIG welder in years.
Here's what the original blind nut looked like, I was almost there with the drilling out.
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20211031_104406.jpg (163.22 KB)
So starting with a small bit and working up, drilling out the bolt was moving along just fine. As I was move through what should have been the last bit, the bit caught, and broke the blind nut free of the sheet metal. Crap. Now the hole where the blind nut was crimped in the sheet metal was nearly as large as the as a nut that would fit the bolt. Also pretty much would have been impossible to hold a nut in place given the location, and the reason there was a blind nut installed there. So I had to MacGyver a solution. So I welded a 5/16-18 nut to a thick washer, pushed that into the channel over the hole and welded that washer to the sheet metal. Not the prettiest welds due to the confined/awkward space, but it will hold. Hit it with some chassis black to ward off rust. It will do just nicely as a replacement. First time I've use the MIG welder in years.
Here's what the original blind nut looked like, I was almost there with the drilling out.
Attach file:
20211031_104406.jpg (163.22 KB)
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