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Old 10-28-2011, 05:05 PM   #10
NW_Ryker
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Re: Top Nuts broke free?

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Originally Posted by red71cheyenne View Post
Are the captive nuts still in the top? Did the rivets just give up? Other than drilling a hole to fish around in there to find the captive nuts and get them back in place then re-rivet them, I don't know what to tell you. I ran a tap into all of those bolt holes before reinstalling just to make sure they were ok. I still have some issues with the hatch hinge bolt holes. I'm going to have to re-tap them a larger size I think. Good luck with yours.
Everything is still up there. Rivets are still anchored into the top. The nut is free but in it's little cavity.
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