bartenderfloyd Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Does anyone have a suggestion as to what to do about these fasteners? I have 4 broken on each side of the grill and one at the top. How have you guys gone about fixing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 On my P15 I was able to weld some short carriage bolts in the grill bars. On some of the tighter spots I had to slice the bracket to get the bolt in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartenderfloyd Posted January 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 That's kind of what I first thought of. I figured I'd clean them up, drill them, and tack weld a bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hiebert Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 That's what I did with similar grill mount bolts on our D24. Easy enough to accomplish, good results. The ones that I could get to the back of, I didn't tack. I usually keep in mind that factory fasteners are designed for ease of use on the production line, sometimes shade-tree solutions can work just as well, if not better, if one is not too worried about originality. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyHarold Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 On my '52 I drilled out the remnants of the stud then put a machine screw through the hole from the back and tightened with a nut and washer. It worked well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 8 minutes ago, JerseyHarold said: On my '52 I drilled out the remnants of the stud then put a machine screw through the hole from the back and tightened with a nut and washer. It worked well. I wonder if you could use some retaining washers to hold those screws in place? https://www.grainger.com/category/fasteners/washers/retaining-washers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyHarold Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Those retaining washers look like they should work. I just had a brainstorm.... why not use a J-nut from the side after the stud is completely removed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los_Control Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 weld a bolt in is what I did. I replaced 4 or 5 on the complete set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted January 7, 2022 Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 Grinding whats left of the rusty bolt then either welding a bolt in or a nut will work or another solution would be to grind whats left flat then drill a hole and use a "nutsert" installed in the hole...........when done properly they will hold remarkably well..........andyd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James_Douglas Posted January 7, 2022 Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 I would grind them off flat, then drill a hole. Then buy some weld nuts. Weld them in. Treat the metal bracket so it does not rust. Then you can get at McMaster-Carr brass studs. Screw in the brass stud to the welded nut then install the part with a stainless nut on the stud. By doing this the trim part nor the stainless nut will ever rust in place again. I did this on all my Desoto's and it works great. Be happy your grill is not diecast. The Chrome bill for a 40's grill is in the thousands of dollars. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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