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joemo5
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Joined: August 13, 2009
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Location: Atoka, TN
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 Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2016 5:38 pm Post subject: Popping off fender bolts |
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Any idea on how to pop this
off?
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jason
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Joined: August 07, 2002
Posts: 3444
Location: Garage
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2016 12:00 pm Post subject: Re: Popping off fender bolts |
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| Drill the 4 spot welds or grind it off. |
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chopped73beetle
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Joined: May 29, 2011
Posts: 21
Location: Connecticut
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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2016 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: Popping off fender bolts |
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| Did the bolt snap ? Why are you removing |
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joemo5
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Location: Atoka, TN
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:12 am Post subject: Re: Popping off fender bolts |
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| The fender bolts snapped from the other side. A few of them anyway. this picture is taken of one that I can see but there is no way I could get to it with a grinder. |
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Dake
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Posts: 481
Location: Georgia
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:30 am Post subject: Re: Popping off fender bolts |
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| Drill it and use an easy-out. I'd try that first |
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theKbStockpiler
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 7:33 pm Post subject: Re: Popping off fender bolts |
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Why not heat it and try to remove it with visegrips? 
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joemo5
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Joined: August 13, 2009
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Location: Atoka, TN
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| Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:56 am Post subject: Re: Popping off fender bolts |
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| I have toyed with idea and going one inch to the right of each broken stud and make a new hole |
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scottmc
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Location: patchogue ny
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| Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2016 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Popping off fender bolts |
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| If you have acess to a mig welder and room to get in there without burning the car down, thread a nut onto whatever is left until it is almost flush with end if bolt. Weld the nut to the bolt in the center and quickly unthread what is left of the bolt. The concentrated heat on the bolt will make it super easy to remove |
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Joseph DR
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2016 3:56 am Post subject: Re: Popping off fender bolts |
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| joemo5 wrote: |
| I have toyed with idea and going one inch to the right of each broken stud and make a new hole |
No, I wouldn't recommend that route. You will create a lot more work aligning the fenders and having fitment problems. It would look terrible.
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