factory roof rack removal a real pain in the arse

[97cruiser]

I havent found anything in a search so here it goes.

 

[Junk]

Uh, have you climbed up and looked? It only took me a short time to take off a buds.

Mine had no rack - just like yo momma.

 

[97cruiser]

cmon Junk,If I made an attempt to get it off then I must have climbed up there and looked.Seriously I've made every attempt to get this bieach off I just need a lil advice on how to get these stripped screws out.I'm guessing there's a nut spinning under there and I really dont want to mess with accessing it via the headliner.Any ideas?

 

[Junk]

[quote author=97cruiser link=board=2;threadid=5283;start=msg41345#msg41345 date=1063636712]
cmon Junk,If I made an attempt to get it off then I must have climbed up there and looked.Seriously I've made every attempt to get this bieach off I just need a lil advice on how to get these stripped screws out.I'm guessing there's a nut spinning under there and I really dont want to mess with accessing it via the headliner.Any ideas?
[/quote]
OK, but if you would have added your second thread under this one, instead of starting yet another thread, then it would have been clear you tried it! Otherwise, re-read you post dude- in the above, there is no indication you even frickin looked at it.

 

[97cruiser]

Ok,OK....I'm new to forums.Pretty sure I'll remember the next time now that i'ts been beat into my head....HA. Anyways just hacksawed the bolt's off.They were completely rusted corroded on.Now I just have some cleaning up of paint to do and hole fillin.As I mentioned before 4 of the 8 screws came out fine and still retain the original threads in there.The other 4 holes are a lil bit bigger seeing how the threaded part is completely gone.Gonna stop by the dealer and see if I cant pick up just 4 of the thread inserts(I doubt it though).The plan is to get some shorter screws slap a lil silicone on there and screw'em in.Should work.What do you guys think?

 

[firetruck41]

I've heard a lot of the silicone products will cause rust as the curing agent is acidic or something like that, try to use something that is meant for bodywork.

 

[Beowulf]

97Cruiser (do you have a name???)

Try these prior threads right here on ih8mud:
http://69.61.14.149/forum/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=2120;start=msg16327#msg16327

http://69.61.14.149/forum/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=4092;start=msg31800#msg31800


http://69.61.14.149/forum/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=2217;start=msg17524#msg17524

-B-

 

[Junk]

B - how many #6's you need to come up with that new sig?

 

[Beowulf]

The tag line makes perfect sense to some people. Others it doesn't. Think about it a while and, with a little research, it will make sense.

I'm absolutely certain that Tyler gets it 'cause he's a closet hacker.
-B-

 

[Photoman]

Junk - didn't you mean how many #0000 0110's?
Bill

 

[97cruiser]

-B-,thnx thats the kind of help I was looking for.Yes I have made it to the dealer and have the new inserts ordered...Love this forum

 

[landtank]

Actually Photoman he ment to say "half a C pack" 8)

 

[Beowulf]

Bill's got it !
-B-

 

[Safado]

Hey, that's my sig... I stole it fare and square from another forum. Did you get it from an email I might have sent you or another place.

Spencer....tech geek.

 

[Beowulf]

Spencer,

That one is probably older than you are and I've used it off and on in sig lines for about 10 years.

Besides, I've never heard of you before today.

-B-

 

[T Y L E R]

Like I said B , and maybe Mike will relate to this ...

16 kinds of people .. hexy , and butt fugly !

Tyler - *Back to watching the ethernet fly by...*

 

[landtank]

[quote author=Tyler link=board=2;threadid=5283;start=msg42414#msg42414 date=1063862291]
16 kinds of people .. hexy [/quote]

Don't know Tyler, nobody seemed to catch my last post .

 

[Beowulf]

Rick,
I caught it but prefer to speak the national language of binary and not the new-fangled hexadecimal. On formal occassions octal is allowed though.

Translated to octal: half a 14 pack.
-B-

('nuf of this nonsense)