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Old 12-08-2014, 01:17 PM   #12
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Default Re: D-nut / Clinch nut

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Originally Posted by Ken Ehrenhofer View Post
I have always had trouble getting the D-nuts tight. Especially if you peen them over and if loose they will chip the new paint as they slide around before /during assembly. I have also ran into the Brass ones. So I have used silver solder in places like the deck lid for rumble hinges where peening is out of the question.....just a thought!
Ken, since you have removed the originals, something tells me the originals likely had an easier go at installation....did you find the originals had like a thinner lip on the top of it which facilitated installation?
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