Crossmember Bolt Spinning In The Frame. Now What?

[@northpoint1039]

Hi Kenny :) ----- If the car was up here in the north you could just reach around and put the bolt thru the rust hole on the back of the frame ;)

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

🤣🤣🤣

[@patrickostrom2762]

Ingenious and genuine American know how to fix it! You the man! I seen to many get the torch out a hole and tack thin wall steel to cover hole and under coat! That the last resort! That bolt you put in will out live the car! lolol

[@parickaz]

Just found this page today. Watched a couple of videos and can already tell it's a channel where i'll learn some things. Which is why i subscribed.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

Thank you sir !! I appreciate it !!

[@garya9875]

I love that ingenuity Kenny! Great video .

[@joestone2068]

Cool great idea thanks 👍👍👍

[@jimnasium8293]

Have the same problem with my Mustang. Your addition to the bolt and the fish wire is brilliant. Subscribed & Liked...Hell yah.

[@Doppeldropper]

I have used a method where I put force in the opening between the connected pieces (hammering a screwdriver/crowbar to put more friction to the loosely spinning bolt. Using drill or friend, you can try then to screw the bolt out. Has worked for me in many similar cases.

[@roybatty2030]

That was my first thought. But you still need a new captive nut or bolt. Nice work, resourceful guy.

[@dtamburrino]

You can purchase large rivet nuts just like the factory ones form McMaster Carr. I had the same problem with my Jeep and used threaded rod with a socket and a nut to compress the rivet nut.

[@Fred-F4]

Very interesting solution to the problem! Good job!

[@rickwidlund3512]

Nice new way of showing us a way to do this .

[@GarryFishermusic]

Thanks very interesting resolution to a problem

[@DeaganZ3488]

Master mechanic ! Awesome video.

[@firstlast---]

That was a very clever fix

[@wolfman7393]

Good mechanics can make anything they need to get the job done. Great idea! I’ve been there before…

[@inhocsigno9151]

Good solution! I'd coat the threads liberally with Anti-Seize before assembly to keep it in tippy-top shape over the years.

[@Joserocha-wm9de]

Pretty neat idea 😳👌

[@oldbiker9739]

a mans got to do what he's got to do, Clint Eastwood

[@DavidWeinberg-cm9xd]

Much better than having to notch the frame and weld the piece back up? Good job, Kenny. That thread-nut would have never come loose without doing what you did? Great job.

[@randyrobison335]

Impressive

[@fdlb99]

Awesome 👌

[@qposton25]

When I come across bolts spinning in the frame I've had luck prying on whatever it is or wedging a chisel in there while running it out with an impact. Usually the the friction will grab enough to get the bolt out.

[@brianfreeman3676]

Nice job. I hate jobs like that.

[@kotjmf1968]

My sister's side step broke loose from her Dodge pickup because they used that type of shitty fasteners. She fell on her ass pretty hard. I enlarged the holes in the inner rocker panel, welded bolts through fender washers, welded the washers to the inner rocker panel and fastened the step down with nuts and washers. My repair is 100x better than the original garbage.

[@circlepfarm9729]

Genius!

[@gmoney9588]

I live in the Northeast and suffer things as such too . A boxed chassis is full of these inserted nuts . I don’t own a wrangler but do own a Cherokee and a couple of Jeep CJ’s . Luckily , the belly pan bolts did loosen when I pulled the engine and trans when I did a motor and trans swap from a four cylinder , four speed to a six and five speed from a CJ 7 into a CJ 5 . Yes , rear driveshaft length was taken into consideration . But this isn’t about me . Funny , but I asked myself , what if this happened to me on my 1980 CJ5 . Glad you gave us an alternative , sorry it happened to you . Yes , it’s a win when you don’t have to go medieval and cut into an otherwise healthy chassis . Wrangler and healthy chassis is almost a metaphor however . Let’s not ask why didn’t they loctite threads or use anti seize , that’s a dead issue . They didn’t , so we deal with it . Done . Fish wire is probably the go to ( I would ) but it’s nice that some one has their thinking cap on . Well,sir , your a guy who uses his head for something other than a hat rack . Appreciate that . I don’t suppose consulting with Mother Nature and old man winter would help ever but they contribute to the demise of threaded fasteners . Hey , not all Jeeps reside in Florida and California , rust belt folks are jeepers too . Thank you sir .

[@timothyblackman1730]

Great job Kenny..😂

[@thecuss6817]

Nice. I would've fished the wire through the bolt hole and then through the recess in the frame (opposite of what Kenny did, so to fish through the larger oval hole second), THEN wrapped around the new home-made bolt, then pull through.

[@rustybumperclassics6342]

A little off topic.... this is the reason people love CA classic cars. Dont have to worry too much about rust like this.

[@BRIGGS2710]

always something : )

[@hddm3]

Hell yeah!

[@spelunkerd]

That's a much stronger and better option than I would have done. I probably would have put in another Rivnut.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

Problem is , I don't have any Rivnuts at this shop ..

[@charliehayes6667]

Nice technique, 1 suggestion grease the threads on the bolt so it will come apart years from now. Also, Fisher plows come with grade 8 bolts with a 12 inch long flat steel welded to the bolt to reach deep inside boxed frames with high strength. It's good to keep a few extra on hand.

[@brandonderr6669]

Kenny I have a question about a 4.3 Chevy motor 95 throttlebody

[@kenjohnson5124]

1:44 If your car is rusty, you can’t be in a hurry with air or electric tools. You break it loose and then with used ATF, you work the bolt back and forth but mainly back to prevent what happened. Obviously, breaking it loose can make it spin, but guys just using air and electric, while being faster, often make more work!

[@ariesanfilippo1078]

What you said exactly happened to me

[@woody95124]

Killer!

[@MacAutoDiag]

Customer definitely broke that bolt himself

[@Elovess]

I would just cut a 2x2 piece on the frame, put the screw and weld it back. Easy!

[@dg98adams]

Common name is “flag nut” for your bolt-unjoint strap…. Welding wire make good “fish wire”.. push from bottom up to where you can see from the slot and grab it….ANTISIEZE !!!!!!

[@w.c.6678]

7:17... you should've fed the wire thru the hole first. THEN wrapped it, and pulled the bolt thru.

[@EnglishTurbines]

Cheap Hank Bushes is why, they are just friction fitted, not spot welded in place...Building down to a price has consequences. I can't imagine how bad it is up north with salt roads like Canada...🤔🤔😳😏😏🇬🇧

[@donhendricks2950]

Take something like that to a dealership, and you'll probably need to put a loan on your house.

[@toenails.]

Cutting a hole in the frame could cause a state inspection failure. I would make the customer sign off on that one. Hope it does not come to that😭

[@aldonco]

Too much work . I would tack a small weld on it.

[@Jordan.4x4]

Excellent work. Jeep is crap 💩

[@michelle-bx6ji]

but why all that talk just to take a bolt out ? I dont understand the logic... you spend more time talking than working 😂😂😂😂