Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
Anyone know what these are called. They attach the roof rack to the roof on a station wagon.
Oddly enough this one never leaked even with a beat up dry rotted seal.Yep.....Rivnuts. You need a tool that works like a rivet gun to install them. If those are ok, and you don't have to remove them, use a little teflon tape on the screws when you put the rack back on. I did that on my 64 Belvedere wagon's roof rack screws, and it never leaked a drop.
Yea, but it's a "dry rain"!! LOLOddly enough this one never leaked even with a beat up dry rotted seal.
Of course, this is the desert where It rains a couple times a year lol
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If you are going to "use" the roof rack, the rubber well nuts will tear out if there is any uplift. Seen it first hand.Well nuts, blind rivet nut, nutsert, and rivnut,
In a roof, I would use a rubber well nut. They do a really nice job of self sealing as you tighten them up.
All I use any more for installing the nutserts is a thin piece of metal with a handle and a hole the size of the bolt being used. Kind of like a spatula. Just thread the bolt through the hole in the "spatula" and into the nutzert and tighten the bolt (preferably with a controllable impact tool) until the nutsert is crimped. Might put a little stress on the threads but it works for me.Dont ever try and use them in a "blind" hole, you will break the install tool.
Same goes for small gauge inserts, dont use 10-32, 1/4-20 in anything other than sheet metal or you will pop the end off the tool. Even 1/8" is to thick for the small size inserts.
Trust me.....
If you are going to "use" the roof rack, the rubber well nuts will tear out if there is any uplift. Seen it first hand.
Some nutserts can be had with a nice soft seal where they mate to the panel.Anyone know what these are called. They attach the roof rack to the roof on a station wagon.
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All I use any more for installing the nutserts is a thin piece of metal with a handle and a hole the size of the bolt being used. Kind of like a spatula. Just thread the bolt through the hole in the "spatula" and into the nutzert and tighten the bolt (preferably with a controllable impact tool) until the nutsert is crimped. Might put a little stress on the threads but it works for me.
Those things are a sinch to install without a special tool. They make self-sealing versions too.
Those things are a sinch to install without a special tool. They make self-sealing versions too.
I don't understand the point in holding the sliding nut with a wrench if its loose as just acts as a wedge.... but cool demonstration that is easy enough. I wonder where he got the rivnut kit at? He said he got the hardware for the tool at lowes I wonder iv he got the rivnut at lowes also?