cj frame repair
 

There are 6 bolts that hold the skid plate / tranny onto the frame of a CJ.
Well mine only has 4 with good threads, the other two have just enough
thread bite to hold in the bolt, any more than that and they just twist.
What is the best method to repair this? I hate helicoils, and if I drill
our that nut inside the frame it may not work anyways? Any other repair
ideas?

Re: cj frame repair
 

I used Rivnuts on mine. They work fine. I actually still need to
replace two (only have 4 in right now).

Rusted wrote:
> There are 6 bolts that hold the skid plate / tranny onto the frame of a CJ.
> Well mine only has 4 with good threads, the other two have just enough
> thread bite to hold in the bolt, any more than that and they just twist.
> What is the best method to repair this? I hate helicoils, and if I drill
> our that nut inside the frame it may not work anyways? Any other repair
> ideas?
>
>
>

Re: cj frame repair
 

I used Rivnuts on mine. They work fine. I actually still need to
replace two (only have 4 in right now).

Rusted wrote:
> There are 6 bolts that hold the skid plate / tranny onto the frame of a CJ.
> Well mine only has 4 with good threads, the other two have just enough
> thread bite to hold in the bolt, any more than that and they just twist.
> What is the best method to repair this? I hate helicoils, and if I drill
> our that nut inside the frame it may not work anyways? Any other repair
> ideas?
>
>
>

Re: cj frame repair
 

I used Rivnuts on mine. They work fine. I actually still need to
replace two (only have 4 in right now).

Rusted wrote:
> There are 6 bolts that hold the skid plate / tranny onto the frame of a CJ.
> Well mine only has 4 with good threads, the other two have just enough
> thread bite to hold in the bolt, any more than that and they just twist.
> What is the best method to repair this? I hate helicoils, and if I drill
> our that nut inside the frame it may not work anyways? Any other repair
> ideas?
>
>
>

Re: cj frame repair
 

I used Rivnuts on mine. They work fine. I actually still need to
replace two (only have 4 in right now).

Rusted wrote:
> There are 6 bolts that hold the skid plate / tranny onto the frame of a CJ.
> Well mine only has 4 with good threads, the other two have just enough
> thread bite to hold in the bolt, any more than that and they just twist.
> What is the best method to repair this? I hate helicoils, and if I drill
> our that nut inside the frame it may not work anyways? Any other repair
> ideas?
>
>
>

Re: cj frame repair
 

Rusted (noEmail@please.com) wrote on Tuesday 26 April 2005 02:46 pm:

> There are 6 bolts that hold the skid plate / tranny onto the frame of a
> CJ. Well mine only has 4 with good threads, the other two have just enough
> thread bite to hold in the bolt, any more than that and they just twist.
> What is the best method to repair this? I hate helicoils, and if I drill
> our that nut inside the frame it may not work anyways? Any other repair
> ideas?

Re-tap it to the next size up (is it 7/16"?). I did that to one of mine. I
was able to torque it with no problem. You'll probably have to take a
die-grinder to enlarge the hole in the skid plate, though.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer

Re: cj frame repair
 

Rusted (noEmail@please.com) wrote on Tuesday 26 April 2005 02:46 pm:

> There are 6 bolts that hold the skid plate / tranny onto the frame of a
> CJ. Well mine only has 4 with good threads, the other two have just enough
> thread bite to hold in the bolt, any more than that and they just twist.
> What is the best method to repair this? I hate helicoils, and if I drill
> our that nut inside the frame it may not work anyways? Any other repair
> ideas?

Re-tap it to the next size up (is it 7/16"?). I did that to one of mine. I
was able to torque it with no problem. You'll probably have to take a
die-grinder to enlarge the hole in the skid plate, though.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer

Re: cj frame repair
 

Rusted (noEmail@please.com) wrote on Tuesday 26 April 2005 02:46 pm:

> There are 6 bolts that hold the skid plate / tranny onto the frame of a
> CJ. Well mine only has 4 with good threads, the other two have just enough
> thread bite to hold in the bolt, any more than that and they just twist.
> What is the best method to repair this? I hate helicoils, and if I drill
> our that nut inside the frame it may not work anyways? Any other repair
> ideas?

Re-tap it to the next size up (is it 7/16"?). I did that to one of mine. I
was able to torque it with no problem. You'll probably have to take a
die-grinder to enlarge the hole in the skid plate, though.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer

Re: cj frame repair
 

Rusted (noEmail@please.com) wrote on Tuesday 26 April 2005 02:46 pm:

> There are 6 bolts that hold the skid plate / tranny onto the frame of a
> CJ. Well mine only has 4 with good threads, the other two have just enough
> thread bite to hold in the bolt, any more than that and they just twist.
> What is the best method to repair this? I hate helicoils, and if I drill
> our that nut inside the frame it may not work anyways? Any other repair
> ideas?

Re-tap it to the next size up (is it 7/16"?). I did that to one of mine. I
was able to torque it with no problem. You'll probably have to take a
die-grinder to enlarge the hole in the skid plate, though.
--
Michael White "To protect people from the effects of folly is to
fill the world with fools." -Herbert Spencer

Re: cj frame repair
 

Excuse my ignorance but??? What's a Rivnut?
Steve
Clap Trap wrote:
> I used Rivnuts on mine. They work fine. I actually still need to
> replace two (only have 4 in right now).
>
> Rusted wrote:
> > There are 6 bolts that hold the skid plate / tranny onto the frame
of a CJ.
> > Well mine only has 4 with good threads, the other two have just
enough
> > thread bite to hold in the bolt, any more than that and they just
twist.
> > What is the best method to repair this? I hate helicoils, and if I
drill
> > our that nut inside the frame it may not work anyways? Any other
repair
> > ideas?
> >
> >
> >