I broke my nuts (captured)

[Mosey]

Yesterday I decided to change out the transfer case (TC) fluid. This is an incredibly simple procedure. However I have the TC skid plate which has to come off unless you want the fluid to drain onto the plate and make a gigantic mess.

The skid plate is attached to the frame with 8mm bolts and captured nuts. When I went to remove the two bolts on the main frame both captured nut retainers broke inside the frame and expletives were spoken! To get the bolts out I ended up cutting the bolt heads off. Luckily I was able to fish out the captured nut and attached bolt, minus the head, from the frame.

When I reinstall the TC skid plate and new hardware I will be removing the factory applied loctite and using anti-seize instead.

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[Graygoose2021]

I have to admit, I was scared to click on your post to start off with ...LOL'

whew..LOL

 

[Samson16]

I have to admit, I was scared to click on your post to start off with ...LOL'

whew..LOL

I thought it had something to do with his marriage...

 

[fordtruckman2003]

Sounds painful.

I assume these are the standard clip in nuts on the frame used by OEM skid plates too?

 

[Mosey]

Sounds painful.

I assume these are the standard clip in nuts on the frame used by OEM skid plates too?

Yes sir.

 

[sbi]

 

[Mosey]

Here you go!

 

[discothan]

Robot nuts!

 

[Mosey]

Robot nuts!

No, I put them on last year. All hardware was new. I must have really over tightened them.

 

[fordtruckman2003]

Note to self, don't over torque truck nuts.

I have the Raptor skid plate I'll be putting on soon with these same style nuts.

 

[gregs150xlt]

I was fixin' to say CLICK BAIT!

 

[HammaMan]

Hrm, rusty nuts. Need to use em more.

 

[Atlee]

Yesterday I decided to change out the transfer case (TC) fluid. This is an incredibly simple procedure. However I have the TC skid plate which has to come off unless you want the fluid to drain onto the plate and make a gigantic mess.

The skid plate is attached to the frame with 8mm bolts and captured nuts. When I went to remove the two bolts on the main frame both captured nut retainers broke inside the frame and expletives were spoken! To get the bolts out I ended up cutting the bolt heads off. Luckily I was able to fish out the captured nut and attached bolt, minus the head, from the frame.

When I reinstall the TC skid plate and new hardware I will be removing the factory applied loctite and using anti-seize instead.

Sounds painful.

 

[Eighthtry]

Mosey, Could you give us some pointers on the language you used when that happened? I know I need an expansion of the breadth of mine. The same old words make me weary.

 

[Mosey]

Mosey, Could you give us some pointers on the language you used when that happened? I know I need an expansion of the breadth of mine. The same old words make me weary.

Son-of-a-&$+$

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