Roof Rack Rivet Nut Repair / Replacement. Anyone?

[AATLAS1X]

I had three of the nuts in the roof give way and need to replace them. I am thinking I will remove all them and replace with rivet nuts
Has anyone been down this road that can reveal some tips and tricks.



Thanks.


Shane

 

[pfran42]

Subscribed...I have the same issue with the pillars that hold the read spoiler on. There is a bit of friction when torquing the bolts but they end up just spinning. I'd love to figure out a way to get them out. Others have told me to cut the pillars but I really don't see a way to do it without damaging the paint.

 

[Cruiser804]

Might check the 80's page. There are numerous post regarding removing OE roof racks.

 

[AATLAS1X]

Might check the 80's page. There are numerous post regarding removing OE roof racks.

I found lots of threads about removing the racks, mine has been off for two years. At that time I spun two nuts off the underside of the mounting face and one last night. Now I have three holes.

 

[CreeperSleeper]

You will have to drop the headliner to get the broken nuts out. I haven't done this on a 100 but it shouldn't be too bad. After that, nutserts would work just fine. HTH!

 

[2000UZJ]

Are the heads stripped out? Or the threads jacked up?

 

[AATLAS1X]

Are the heads stripped out? Or the threads jacked up?

Nuts are spot welded to the inside of the roof panel. They twisted off during removal, so I have three shallow holes. And it blows as I'm in the middle of this roof rack.