Clip nut for the rubi rail is spinning and there's no access. I need to remove it. Now what? Please help. Thanks.

 

I don't know which bolt/nut you are speaking of, exactly, but here are my usual tricks:

Jam a screwdriver between the body and the nut to generate some friction and slowly turn the bolt out.

Jam a screwdriver or needle-nose pliers between the body and the head of the bolt and lever out to generate friction on the nut, then slowly turn the bolt out.

If enough threads are showing, cut the bolt with a zip wheel or, if you are bold, a sawsall.

If no threads are showing, put vice grips on the head of the bold and center drill the bolt with a bit that is the same size as the shaft of the bolt. The head will come off, then you can work on the rest after the rail is off.

Hope that helps-
Gregg

 

One of mine spun too. I took all the nuts and the other bolt out and wiggled the rail while spinning the bolt with an impact. The speed of the impact helps a lot. I replaced mine with 5/16 bolts and captured nuts from autozone they didn't have 8mm

 

I'll give it a try with an impact. If not I'll just drill it out. They should have used a welded nut instead of this crap

 

Yeah they should have. Hope you get it.

 

Yes. But that costs money. And in one breath we consumers demand the very best manufacturing processes, and in the other we cuss how expensive things are. At least autos aren't as bad as airlines, where the skinflints have decimated U.S. carriers ability to deliver a quality product.

 

I had the same thing happen to me. I used a metal forked pry tool to pull it down far enough to get a small hacksaw blade in there and cut the head off the bolt.

 

Mine snapped just as it started unthreading so I don't think I'll be able to cut it off. It looks like I'll likely be drilling it off. Coincidentally after searching the forum for the bolt/nut sizes, I discovered that Jeep apparently switched to a welded on nut in 2013. Took them long enough lol. Doesn't help me with my '08.