Crush nuts!!!

[Jakedog]

Crush nut on new tailgate spun on me. I tried to "crush" it again, but no luck. Now I have one screw that is only half way in.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
I know I can get new crush nuts, but this sucks!!

Anyone here ever tac weld them in place?

 

[JKrieg70]

I tacked regular nuts in mine. The crush nuts that came with my Tailgate handle were bad quality. Worked fine.

 

[mtp71174]

I have replaced one my with a fender clip/ j clip it worked.

 

[kip60]

I put epoxy on mine. It was partially crushed, but still rattled. Wasn't spinning so I just needed something to keep it from buzzing.

 

[cldonley]

Mine worked poorly too, haven't done anything with 'em yet. Not sure they are a weldable material though.

 

[DirtDonk]

What is this that you guys are referring to? O I should ask, what position is it in, and do they all do it, or just some?

Kind of thing that should make it back to the manufacturer as soon as possible.
Any of you done that yet by any chance? And what brand(s) are you using?

Thanks

Paul

 

[377]

Those crush nuts suck! I end up using a fender J clip and it has worked well.

 

[englewoodcowboy]

Paul, they are the nuts that go behind the handle on the tailgate. I will dig mine out and post a pic. The best way to install them is with the proper tool but most of us will not pop for a semi expensive tool for 2 nuts. I am using nut serts in several places and will have the tool at that time...

 

[spray1963]

I just went through this this past weekend while assembling my sons Bronco. The Dennis Carpenter tailgates do not come with the four crush nuts installed in the new tailgate for the tailgate release handle. Dennis Carpenter sends these in a separate parts bag with instructions, an allen screw, and a nut. Your supposed to thread the nut onto the screw and then screw the crush nut onto the screw and then put this into the hole in the tailgate.

Then with your three arms, you are supposed to hold the back of the crush nut on the inside of the tailgate with a 5/16" wrench to keep it from spinning and at the same time hold a allen wrench in the screw on the outside of the tailgate then use a 7/16" wrench to tighten the nut on the screw to draw down and crush the nut into the sheet metal of the tailgate! None of this works and the crush nut spins and then you get to figure out how your going to make this work.

I used 20 minute epoxy to hold these damn things in and it worked great. I used a cutting wheel to make some slots across the crush nut on all six sides to allow the epoxy to really grab into them to help hold them in. These things could and should be installed when the tailgate is made with a proper tool!

 

[Ourobos]

I stepped on a rake once and crushed mine..

 

[englewoodcowboy]

This is the tool needed to set them.