Re: Got the step rivets in, one other problem.
I wanted steps from Jeep when I got my Wrangler. But after they were on
order for over a month the dealer here told me they were in the middle of a manufacturer change and they weren't going to come in (Mar-Apr). I ordered the plain black steps from Quadratech and those collapsible nuts are garbage. I only got one to work right and finally took it to a muffler shop and had the things welded to the frame. As long as an elephant doesn't try to get in, I should be okay. One would think if they can create a wheel cover that spins when you stop, they could design a better system than those stupid crush nuts. Ed -- oo oo ,[____], _-o||||||||o-_ ()_)ŻŻŻŻ )_) 1998 Wrangler 2002 Liberty "Ree-Yees" <ree-yees@forgetit.com> wrote in message news:H8GcneEPXLvXkpmiXTWJgA@comcast.com... > The key that finally worked was long bolt->big nut->rivet. It was rough > torqing that thing to collapse the rivet! > > There were only 4 holes on each side to put the rivets that would like up > with the steps that I saw, and the dealer verified that I would only need 4 > rivets on each side. > > So once I held the steps support bars up there the back support bar holes > didnt line up close enough to get both bolts in :-( Only the far back hole > lined up. So I have two bolts on the front of the step and one on the > back. > > I jumped up and down on it and it seems rock solid and it didnt seems to > move at all undedr my feet, but what do you guys think about only having 3 > bolts in :-( My only other alternative is to drill an extra hole in the > step bar peice and in the frame. > > One step down, and one more to put on. After buying these extra peices I > only end up saving about $40 from just buying it from jeep, but thats not > including the $150 for 2 hours of labor they wanted to install them. > > Thanks for the rivet nut installation ideas! > --C > > |
Re: Got the step rivets in, one other problem.
On or about Thu, 3 Jul 2003, Ed of epersons@nospambellsouth.net wrote:
[on rivetnuts] > > One would think if they can create a wheel cover that spins when you stop, > they could design a better system than those stupid crush nuts. They're a fine system -- if you use the proper tool to set them. I've tried to do it both ways, with the tool and the use-a-bigger-nut method. The latter _almost_ works, the former is expensive for an owner with no other use for the tool. Harbor Freight, BTW, sometimes offers a setting tool at about 1/3 the price of the authentic tool -- which is little more than a pop-rivet gun with replaceable mandrels. |
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