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Originally Posted by papadop88
That was my first thought as well, but after taking a look at where the nut is, it's inside the support frame and there's no way of getting in there. The original welded nut is just dancing around in there. You would have to drill a large enough hole in the frame to get a welder in there to weld a new one. That was my only thought.
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Pretty simple for a competent welder.
With a new nut, chamfer the outer edge a bit.
Drill a hole so the nut will pass thru.
Countersink the hole slightly.
Hold new nut in hole using a minimum 2"+ bolt threaded into nut.
With the new nut flush with the frame member, using a TIG welder, tack the nut to the frame member on the outside.
Remove bolt carefully, continue to tack in more spots and/or finish weld
When cooled off, chase thread with a tap if needed.
With a good weld, there should be no grinding flush needed.
20 minute task, max.
