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Standard Procedure - Riv-Nut Repair

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Dodge Durango and 2007 Chrysler Aspen. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Remove the old riv-nut by grinding the head off.
  2. Remove the damaged nut from the frame using a magnet or equivalent.
  3. Using a long full threaded bolt and thread a nut to the near of the head of the bolt.
  4. Put a larger nut onto the bolt so that it is free spinning on the bolt with the bearing side away from the head of the bolt.
  5. Thread the riv-nut onto the end of the bolt.
  6. Insert the riv-nut and bolt into the hole in the frame.
  7. Hold the larger nut with a wrench and torque the nut against the larger nut to collapse the riv-nut.
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