March 22-23, Drilling lots of holes in the jeep!
JK Enthusiast
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JK Super Freak
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Well I went ahead and powered through it. 2 hours, 7 beers and a few "wtf" moments and I'm done side one.
Well I have to paint it still but at least it's mounted!
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Well I have to paint it still but at least it's mounted!
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JK Super Freak
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That's just a defective nut sert. One side collapsed before the rest. They are supposed to collapse on themselves evenly. Gently using a pry bar helps and you don't have to drill it out.
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JK Super Freak
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From: O-SIDE
I think the problem was 1, I tightened to much. 2, the provided tool wobbles when tightening due to slope between the bolt and "tool" part. Either way, they all lines up and are holding strong. Rock!
JK Super Freak
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From: Camp Pendleton, CA
Originally Posted by Sgt Mack
I think the problem was 1, I tightened to much. 2, the provided tool wobbles when tightening due to slope between the bolt and "tool" part. Either way, they all lines up and are holding strong. Rock!
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From: Reno eNVy
Probably too late for this thread, but in case anyone else is looking...
We did my EVO rock skins with the Harbor Freight crap and went through 3 of them. When we did my rear rock skins I splurged a bit and got one of these.
Astro Pneumatic Tool 1442 13" Nut/Thread Hand Riveter Kit : Amazon.com : Automotive
Hands down no comparison. We could knock about ~6 nutserts out in the time it took us to do 1 with the HF tool. No spinning, the holes are in the center, etc. So good we started looking for other places to used nutserts.
I am not sure what the guy on the amazon review was doing to have a bad experience.
Anyway, good luck with the install.
We did my EVO rock skins with the Harbor Freight crap and went through 3 of them. When we did my rear rock skins I splurged a bit and got one of these.
Astro Pneumatic Tool 1442 13" Nut/Thread Hand Riveter Kit : Amazon.com : Automotive
Hands down no comparison. We could knock about ~6 nutserts out in the time it took us to do 1 with the HF tool. No spinning, the holes are in the center, etc. So good we started looking for other places to used nutserts.
I am not sure what the guy on the amazon review was doing to have a bad experience.Anyway, good luck with the install.