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  1. 04-12-2011 03:40 AM #1
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    How do These Nuts Work?

    And how do you remove them.

    No, this is not a political post. Three of the 4 fasteners holding the FB ladder have come loose, but they will not unscrew or screw back. I assume the upper fasterner which looks like a "screw" is in fact a nut, in the fashion of a screw with a hollow threaded end to receive the lower screw.

    I intend to take a grinder to the head of the lower screw and see if I can get things loose so I can replace the fasteners.

    If anyone is familiar with this fastening system or has a better idea, please let me know.

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  2. 04-12-2011 05:40 AM #2
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    Re: How do These Nuts Work?

    Those are barrel nuts and will require two screwdrivers to remove. When bubba installed them, he did a lousy job cutting the screws to length, and with a forced bad thread, have galled themselves together. If youre alone, a pair of needle nose vise grips may help, if not, a 1/4 drill bit from the top. Dont try to grind them... theyll get really hot and damage other stuff. ws





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    Re: How do These Nuts Work?

    + What Bill said!
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  4. 04-12-2011 01:19 PM #4
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    Re: How do These Nuts Work?

    Thanks
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  5. 04-17-2011 08:39 AM #5
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    Re: How do These Nuts Work?

    They call those "sex nuts". No, really. One is a conventional screw and the other has a screw head and a threaded tube. One is male, the other is female....Get it?
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