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02-08-2013, 10:00 PM | #1 |
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Swaging D-nuts into place
Our Club has a project car that we are working on for the MAFFI Museum. We are now converting a trunk lid into a rumble seat lid. There are factory punched D shaped holes in the top of the lid for D nuts that will take macine screws. These screws will hold the back of the rumble seat to the rumble seat lid.
Does any one know how D-nuts are swaged into their D shaped holes ?
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02-08-2013, 10:08 PM | #2 |
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Re: Swaging D-nuts into place
a hammer held against the front of the nut and another hammer smacking the nut from behind spreading it into the hole
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02-09-2013, 07:25 AM | #3 |
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Re: Swaging D-nuts into place
it is hard enough to get the D nuts in place and not any room to buck them, I just get them in place and have a long screw in them and tack weld them or if it is painted already use some JB weld. you just need to hold them in place until you install the screws
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02-10-2013, 03:41 PM | #4 |
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Re: Swaging D-nuts into place
Try some 3M Panel Bond. We use it to replace 1/4 panels on damaged cars. To try and hammer the flange on the D-nut with the skin in place is difficult. Panel bond has a 80,000 PSI shear strenght. The same as a steel fusion weld. Alot stronghter then JB weld. Something I've had little luck with.
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02-11-2013, 01:11 AM | #5 | |
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Re: Swaging D-nuts into place
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02-11-2013, 06:42 AM | #6 |
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Original hinges practically self locate. The repos will be a fight. |
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