Spinning nut?
10-11-2006, 07:23 PM
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Spinning nut?
I'm trying to remove a 19 mm nut off of powertrix tension rod bolt. I removed one nut but the other simply spins in place whether loosen or tightening. It is connected to the lower control arm and I can't remove it nor will it torque down. Any help?
10-11-2006, 08:42 PM
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To remove the nut, try prying a screwdriver between the nut and the control arm / tension rod while loosening it. The force will drive the nut down the threads. Then replace the bolt and the nut.
10-11-2006, 09:03 PM
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yup^^^^ pry for tension, you need a big screw driver though, and some will spin some wont, you just never know. oh yeah and if you dont get it to not spin, just wait till you go to try and put it back on
10-12-2006, 04:36 AM
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my head hurts from reading that
"if you don't get it to not spin" After reading that i had to go and take a nap. Speaking of spinning nuts...anyone strip out those screws that hold the ECU into the floorboard? SOOO much fun!
10-13-2006, 11:01 AM
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some ones been deleting my posts.......any who...i jsut wanted to say my post that made wierd sense...i was thinking of a ball joint type bolt cause sometimes those start spinning and are a bitch...not a stripped thread.....wow...so yeah my bad.....
