The PO didn’t tap the lower rear perch for the Rock Jock bumpstops. It was an PITA to remove trying to hold the nut underneath. I need to correct it. Is the best way to weld the hole closed and then drill and tap? It’s not centered on the perch either.
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The PO didn’t tap the lower rear perch for the Rock Jock bumpstops. It was an PITA to remove trying to hold the nut underneath. I need to correct it. Is the best way to weld the hole closed and then drill and tap? It’s not centered on the perch either.
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You haven't looked under a spring perch lately, have you?
Well, in that case, best of luck welding nuts into the sheet metal all over the place.
Not doing it "in sheet metal all over the place". I'm talking about doing it in 14 gauge or whatever thickness that spring perch is in a spot that sees lots of things that can cause corrosion.
This goes back to the saying, when you're only tool is a hammer, every solution is a nail. If you have a corrosion issue, set the nutsert with some red loctite on the flange and use some anti-seize on the fastener, or even blue loctite to keep water out of the threads. Just because one struggles with simple effective solutions doesn't make them bad for everyone else. I have more solutions within arm's reach to put threads in that drilled out hole. The welder, hardware cabinet and 1000's of fasteners are within spitting distance and I'd walk past all of them to the nutsert bins because I'm smarter than a nutsert.
