herbeam(at)cari.net said:
> Tonneau cover posts are available with threaded end and nut. What you do is
> drill a small hole through the second layer of metal in the trunk area...
Except if the two posts just behind the doors are stripped. Then you
need a *real* long nut driver :-)
or you can do what I did:
1. Find a shop that has a "Nutsert" tool. It's like a rivet gun but the
'rivet' is a threaded insert.
2. Find out what type of threads they can supply. In my case they could
only supply metric threads.
3. Work out what thread the threaded tonneau post is (10/24UNF in my
case I think).
4. Work out what size hole you need in order to tap the 10/24 thread
(3mm for me I think).
5. Have the shop fit 3mm "Nutsert" inserts to the stripped holes.
6. Drill and tap the "Nutserts" to suit the threaded tonneau posts (be
*very* careful here we don't want break a tap now!)
7. Fit threaded tonneau posts with a little Loctite to make sure they
dont vibrate loose.
Cheers,
Paul.
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