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Windshield Fold-down

1strodeo

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It put up a bit of a fight, and the knob-bolts (I'm sure they have a name) snapped right off, but I got it down pretty easily. About 1/4" off on the hood clip so it won't attach. Now i gotta get the broken ends of the bolts out of the windshield frame. One of the nuts is floating and one seems to be attached inside the windshield frame, so which one is correct?
 

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Scoop

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They should be loose but captured so you can screw the knob bolts into them and tighten. You may have to cut out a portion of the frame to fix them correctly. Then reweld it back in place.
 
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1strodeo

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They should be loose but captured so you can screw the knob bolts into them and tighten. You may have to cut out a portion of the frame to fix them correctly. Then reweld it back in place.

I'm hoping my handy dandy Snapon screw extractor set will get the remnants of the bolt out, then maybe goop some grease on the nut to hold it in place long enough to engage
 

AZ73

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I'm hoping my handy dandy Snapon screw extractor set will get the remnants of the bolt out, then maybe goop some grease on the nut to hold it in place long enough to engage

PB Blaster it overnight first.
 
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