trouble installing hitch

bmyohn

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Lake Orion, MI

• Feb 5, 2009

• #1

i am installing my hidden hitch and i can not get the bolts that go through the nutsert started. ive sprayed everything down with PB and nothing will start.

any tips...im trying to get this done tonight if i can

 

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winterbeater

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Royal Oak, Michigan

• Feb 5, 2009

• #2

Have you tried starting the bolts without the hitch in place? Do the bolts look clean on the end, or can you clean it up with a little v shaped file or hack saw blade?

 

bmyohn

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Lake Orion, MI

• Feb 5, 2009

• #3

i think the problem is with the nutserts...they look pretty rusty and ive sprayed them done a bunch...i dont have anything to get in there and clean the threads out with

 

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tommyr

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Chicago

• Feb 5, 2009

• #4

Try getting the bolts into the nutserts by hand without the hitch like winterbeater said. After letting the PB sit, try twisting a rag thru the nutserts to remove the gunk you dissolved.

 

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RCP Phx

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Phoenix,Az

• Feb 5, 2009

• #5

Also the nutstrips are Metric!

 

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winterbeater

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Royal Oak, Michigan

• Feb 5, 2009

• #6

Are you sure? The plan to make them says 7/16 thread, but maybe that is an adaptation. That would be only 10mm. Definitely something to try.

 

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winterbeater

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Royal Oak, Michigan

• Feb 5, 2009

• #7

RCP Phx said:

Also the nutstrips are Metric!

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You are (of course) correct. The factory parts list calls out M12 x 1.5. Makes it tough to get those 1/2" bolts in. GOOD CALL! Hopefully the nutstrips aren't F.U. yet.

:idea:

 

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MaxxXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Bakersfield CA

• Feb 5, 2009

• #8

i installed my hitch w/o the nut strip i found it to be easier in the long run... my nut strip was rusted like yours and i had to literally cut my exhaust hanger bolts loose and pull the nut strip out... so now my exhaust hanger only has 1 bolt holding it in for now lol

 

JeepFreak21

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Cameron Park, CA

• Feb 5, 2009

• #9

Try something like this to clean out the holes:


I got it in the plumbing department of the hardware store and chucked it up in my drill.

HTH,
Billy

 

JAS

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Ann Arbor, MI

• Feb 5, 2009

• #10

You can try using a tap to clear the threads out..

Make sure you have the correct size and pitch.

Mine were metric

 

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RCP Phx

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Phoenix,Az

• Feb 5, 2009

• #11

JeepFreak21 said:

Try something like this to clean out the holes:


I got it in the plumbing department of the hardware store and chucked it up in my drill.

HTH,
Billy

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Try this first,gun brushes come in all sizes!

JAS said:

You can try using a tap to clear the threads out..

Make sure you have the correct size and pitch.

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This is the BEST method !Chase the threads.

 

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BADaXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Maine

• Feb 6, 2009

• #12

the nutstrips are definitely metric... no question. if you still can't get them started i'd say its worth the few bucks to buy the tap and run it through. they also make thread chasers just for this purpose. another option is to buy new nutstrips at the dealership, scrap them altogether or build your own.