Hi all,
I think I know the answer to this question but I thought I might ask anyway just to see if someone comes up with a miracle cure for me.
I am cleaning up a 2000 350 ES 4×4. It is now running beautifully and didn’t take a lot of work to get to that point, mostly a new battery and clean fuel.
I thought it was going to take a bit more time so I decided to do some cosmetic work. I want to restore the very faded plastic and paint the racks. I broke a couple old bolts off trying to remove the racks but I’m not too worried about that. It is the bolts that just turn in place when I try to remove them that I am concerned about.
I am guessing there is a welded nut on the frame of the bike that has let go and won’t allow me to remove the bolts. I can’t get a wrench in anywhere to get a grip so that I can remove the bolt. All the spaces are too tight. I have two bolts on the front at the very bottom of the front bumper that just spin and all 4 on the back rack closest to the tail lights just spin and won’t move.
I am guessing this is going to take some pretty significant bolt cutting/grinding and some custom welding to figure this out. But if I am missing something simple or obvious I am open to suggestions. Thanks!
Hi all,
I think I know the answer to this question but I thought I might ask anyway just to see if someone comes up with a miracle cure for me.
I am cleaning up a 2000 350 ES 4×4. It is now running beautifully and didn’t take a lot of work to get to that point, mostly a new battery and clean fuel.
I thought it was going to take a bit more time so I decided to do some cosmetic work. I want to restore the very faded plastic and paint the racks. I broke a couple old bolts off trying to remove the racks but I’m not too worried about that. It is the bolts that just turn in place when I try to remove them that I am concerned about.
I am guessing there is a welded nut on the frame of the bike that has let go and won’t allow me to remove the bolts. I can’t get a wrench in anywhere to get a grip so that I can remove the bolt. All the spaces are too tight. I have two bolts on the front at the very bottom of the front bumper that just spin and all 4 on the back rack closest to the tail lights just spin and won’t move.
I am guessing this is going to take some pretty significant bolt cutting/grinding and some custom welding to figure this out. But if I am missing something simple or obvious I am open to suggestions. Thanks!
