Hey guys, when I tried to remove an aftermarket skid plate on my Xterra, one weld nut broke off and the other bolt snapped. I have recently learned about Rivnuts and just used a couple to replace these broken weld nuts. I drilled out the holes and installed two of them.
Here's one after install:
Test sample (not fully compressed in this picture, and the steel is slightly thicker than on the real application)
I used a smooth sided steel one in a 5/16" 18 thread, as it was the only type available locally, and most closely matched the M8 size of the OEM bolts. I have a ~30# skid plate bolted on with four bolts, two of which use the OEM weld nuts in the front crossmember, and the two rear location are held on with my two newly installed Rivnuts installed in the rear crossmember.
Now my after the fact question is... should I have used one of the other options? It looks like there are several:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-rivet-nuts/=wfr4gf
Or are these sufficient for my application?
Here's one after install:
Test sample (not fully compressed in this picture, and the steel is slightly thicker than on the real application)
I used a smooth sided steel one in a 5/16" 18 thread, as it was the only type available locally, and most closely matched the M8 size of the OEM bolts. I have a ~30# skid plate bolted on with four bolts, two of which use the OEM weld nuts in the front crossmember, and the two rear location are held on with my two newly installed Rivnuts installed in the rear crossmember.
Now my after the fact question is... should I have used one of the other options? It looks like there are several:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-rivet-nuts/=wfr4gf
Or are these sufficient for my application?