Ok, I got all the fronts off without many more problems (had to use
needle-nose vice grips on every one of those #$@#$%@ nutserts). Moved to the
rear, and using everyone's advice (reaching up into the fenderwell vs.
pulling it out, etc) I got the driver's side off in minutes. Got all but one
screw out of the passenger side one in a couple of minute too. Except one.
And it's a freakin nutsert. @#$@%@!%$^!!!!!!!

I tried everything. I've gotten it to come out a little, but now the whole
thing just flops around the hole in the body. The fender is starting to wear
thin around the washer. If I pull much more (and I've been REALLY pulling),
it's going to pop through. Any thoughts? I've considered cutting the head
off the bolt and pushing it into the body...

Eric

Any other ideas? I can't very well drive around with one screw only
partially holding the fender on, and I'm not going to put the rest back
on...
"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:NJosf.12636$g_6.7991@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> Ok, so I got some used Bushwacker flares for my TJ and decided to start
> removing the old flares tonight. What a headache!!! The fronts went OK
> until I got to the last screw at the rear of the flare. Had to take a
> dremel to the back part of the nut-sert (or whatever that thing is) before
> the bolt would come out. I moved on to the passenger side assuming it
> would go faster only to find that all three bolts being held in by
> nut-serts (whatever) are spinning freely. It would be impossible for me
> to get my dremel in there and cut all of them. I'm afraid of what the
> rear is going to look like...
>
> Any suggestions on what to do?!?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
>

 

Ok, I got all the fronts off without many more problems (had to use
needle-nose vice grips on every one of those #$@#$%@ nutserts). Moved to the
rear, and using everyone's advice (reaching up into the fenderwell vs.
pulling it out, etc) I got the driver's side off in minutes. Got all but one
screw out of the passenger side one in a couple of minute too. Except one.
And it's a freakin nutsert. @#$@%@!%$^!!!!!!!

I tried everything. I've gotten it to come out a little, but now the whole
thing just flops around the hole in the body. The fender is starting to wear
thin around the washer. If I pull much more (and I've been REALLY pulling),
it's going to pop through. Any thoughts? I've considered cutting the head
off the bolt and pushing it into the body...

Eric

Any other ideas? I can't very well drive around with one screw only
partially holding the fender on, and I'm not going to put the rest back
on...
"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:NJosf.12636$g_6.7991@tornado.texas.rr.com...
> Ok, so I got some used Bushwacker flares for my TJ and decided to start
> removing the old flares tonight. What a headache!!! The fronts went OK
> until I got to the last screw at the rear of the flare. Had to take a
> dremel to the back part of the nut-sert (or whatever that thing is) before
> the bolt would come out. I moved on to the passenger side assuming it
> would go faster only to find that all three bolts being held in by
> nut-serts (whatever) are spinning freely. It would be impossible for me
> to get my dremel in there and cut all of them. I'm afraid of what the
> rear is going to look like...
>
> Any suggestions on what to do?!?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
>