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[black olive]

 

rubber well nuts
 
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Thanks for that, sorry for being a bit dim here though, but how do these "Well Nuts" work? Do they just hold/grip themselves in the appropriate sized hole whilst you screw the bolts into them?

 

yeah basically. they are a push fit into the hole, and at the end of the rubber there is a threaded insert. as you tighten up the screw it pulls the insert towards the rear of the hole. they are mainly used for fibreglass ( kit cars/caravans etc ) for mounting lamp assemblies, but they do work well for door mirrors, Ive used them

[AVV IT]

Cool thanks, sounds a lot easier than riv nuts & a make shift fitting tool made from bolts & washers!! Well nuts all seem to be metric though, so will need to work out the rough metric equivalent of the 3/16" UNF x 3/4" bolts on classic mini door mirrors? What would that be M5 x 18mm??

[nicklouse]

Cool thanks, sounds a lot easier than riv nuts & a make shift fitting tool made from bolts & washers!! Well nuts all seem to be metric though, so will need to work out the rough metric equivalent of the 3/16" UNF x 3/4" bolts on classic mini door mirrors? What would that be M5 x 18mm??

boing boing bin.

[AVV IT]

Cool thanks, sounds a lot easier than riv nuts & a make shift fitting tool made from bolts & washers!! Well nuts all seem to be metric though, so will need to work out the rough metric equivalent of the 3/16" UNF x 3/4" bolts on classic mini door mirrors? What would that be M5 x 18mm??

boing boing bin.

Err....So I take it this this your way of saying they're gonna fall off then?

[nicklouse]

never liked the rubber well nuts for this type of application. vertical load sure, but this.

[black olive]

ours have been on for over 3 years now without so much as a wobble