In article <C31D3EA7EC92D21189720000929B79584A22FF(at)SJ-EXCHANGE>,
Timothy Beloney <TBeloney(at)Wyse.com> wrote:
> I took off the front bumper and was replacing the mounting bolts on the car
> when I noticed I had a problem. One of the nuts that is just above the jack
> slots came off and is stuck inside the "frame". It seems that it should be
> welded in place to prevent this. The metal (where the hole for the bolt is)
> wraps around to cover the tube and appears to be welded to the other side,
> which means I can't reach the nut to put it in place. Am I going to have to
> play welder to get it out or otherwise in place? If I start moving the car
> without securing this nut it will probably be lost (and clanking) forever.
>
> I hope this is a clear description.
Mine did exactly the same thing. It was welded once, but a side-impact
bumper collision did it in. I welded a nut to the front of the strut and
use that. The old nut will eventually work itself down the strut and
(possibly) out the jacking tube. I suppose if you're real ambitious you
could get the nut back to the hole and "grab" it with a bumper bolt. Once
the bumper is on you wouldn't care whether it was welded on or not.
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Upon the advice from a private e-mail, I called Nisonger Automotive, 1-914-381-1952 (New York), http://www.nisonger.com and ordered a set of "under-gauge rubbers" for US$9.95, $15 minimum order. They use tubing to seal under the chrome ring. Even though their website only mentions Smiths gauges, they do Jaeger gauges too.
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