None that I remember except putting the original back and doing your best to position it then weld in place.
Tap the nut threads and liberal use if anti-sieze. On 7/24/11, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > Bert, > This is a common and tough problem to solve. They are factory-crimped > 'riv-nuts' in square holes. You can't easily recreate this identical > arrangement. > Removal will definite mess the area up badly, but luckily it is covered by > the fender flanges, at least on the outside. > You will have a hard time finding good replacements for them, besides a > plain nut and washer set-up. > Some people cut out the sheet-metal, due excessive corrosion and weld in > repair panels (or parts cut out of donor cars) that have the nuts > pre-installed. > I'm not aware of any good solution to this problem. Anyone else? > > Mike B. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bert Knupp > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 4:33 PM > To: 'Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List' > Subject: [vintagvw] Fender bolt removal > > Hi, Y'All, > > I'm encountering a new problem -- that obviously must be an old problem -- > in removing the fenders etc. from the 1972 SuperBeetle I've acquired. Some > of the squarish captive nuts in the body are torquing loose and spinning > when I try to remove the fender bolts -- no matter how much PB Blaster I've > soaked the bolts with the day before. I 've tried three different > Vise-Grips on them but nothing will hold them -- they're soft steel that > chews up easily. > > A couple of them -- e.g. LF fender -- are concealed under brake-fluid > reservoirs and other hardware so there's no way to get easy access to their > backsides. > > If I end up torquing off a captive nut, is there an easy repair nut to > replace it? > > Anybody know any good tricks before I end up butchering my sheet metal? My > fenders and the body are in good shape and I plan to re-use them after > stripping and repainting them. (I don't weld.) > > Thanks, > > Bert Knupp > > '67 Rustwagen > '70 Copbug > '72 Super Beetle > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
