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Old 06-05-2012, 09:38 PM
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so apparently i found that the owner of the truck before me welded the nuts on to the u bolt.. how do i fix this?
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so apparently i found that the owner of the truck before me welded the nuts on to the u bolt.. how do i fix this?
cut off wheel. you also should never reuse ubolts. They are made to stretch the first time they are used
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i don't know why cutting it never occured to me.. and i didn't know u bolts were one time use thanks for the tip
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i don't know why cutting it never occured to me.. and i didn't know u bolts were one time use thanks for the tip
No Problem.
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