Stripped nut in hood repair

edcorsaro · #1 Jan 10th, 10, 10:44 AM

I have a stripped nut in my hood for the hood hinge. How can I repair this without ruining the paint on the outside of the hood?

**DOUG G** · #2 Jan 10th, 10, 10:45 AM

Heli-coil

**HwyStarJoe** · #3 Jan 10th, 10, 12:37 PM

Someone had that same issue a few months ago. One of the ideas was to cut a small window next to the nut, take it out and put a regular nut inside. That's OK if you want to cut a hole in the support, but I wouldn't want to weaken that structure.

BPOS · #4 Jan 10th, 10, 12:55 PM

You could drill/tap to the next size, possibly even a metric size.

Joe Harrison · #5 Jan 10th, 10, 01:16 PM

heli-coil or keensert or timesert.

http://alcoafastener.thomasnet.com/C...keenserts-reg-

http://www.timesert.com/

**john68** · #6 Jan 10th, 10, 01:46 PM

My term would be very carefully. Use a heli coil, or thread sert. DON'T hit the hood.

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