Hi Guys,
I installed Marlin Gears a few weeks ago and in the process discovered one of the transmission Crossmember weld nuts inside of the frame rail is stripped (FYI I have an IPOR skid plate) Additionally, the PO had broken off the other bolt in the frame rail already. So I'm down to 2 bolts on one side instead of four. I'm looking for suggestions here, because I don't think drill and tap will work well with a weld nut, just not sure if there is enough metal there. I'm thinking of a couple of options:
1) weld the Crossmember to the frame. This undesirable because it makes getting the Crossmember off more difficult (I did install the marlin gears myself and I've never done t case work before, who knows how long it will go without having problems)
2) try and do a drill and tap. As stated above I'm worried about not having enough metal on the existing weld nut.
3) somehow cut a window into the frame and fish a bolt down... cutting the frame just seems scary.
Any suggestions are welcome. Real world experience is even better.
Thanks
I installed Marlin Gears a few weeks ago and in the process discovered one of the transmission Crossmember weld nuts inside of the frame rail is stripped (FYI I have an IPOR skid plate) Additionally, the PO had broken off the other bolt in the frame rail already. So I'm down to 2 bolts on one side instead of four. I'm looking for suggestions here, because I don't think drill and tap will work well with a weld nut, just not sure if there is enough metal there. I'm thinking of a couple of options:
1) weld the Crossmember to the frame. This undesirable because it makes getting the Crossmember off more difficult (I did install the marlin gears myself and I've never done t case work before, who knows how long it will go without having problems)
2) try and do a drill and tap. As stated above I'm worried about not having enough metal on the existing weld nut.
3) somehow cut a window into the frame and fish a bolt down... cutting the frame just seems scary.
Any suggestions are welcome. Real world experience is even better.
Thanks