rreegg
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Anyone have tips on how to loosen or tighten a through bolt solo? The nut will start to spin the bolt at a certain point and it risks messing up sealant/butyl waterproofing.
Run into this problem a lot with boats (and recently when installing an air vent onto my truck canopy) - the nut needs to be turned on a through bolt but one person isn't able to reach both sides.
It's ideal to have a second person but this isn't always possible.
One way that works alright for me (when Installing a new through bolt and selecting new hardware) is to use about an inch longer bolt than necessary. I'll be able to keep the bolt from turning with a visegrip while tightening up the nut on the same side. The downside is this can ****** up the threads and make removal difficult.
Any thoughts at all?
Run into this problem a lot with boats (and recently when installing an air vent onto my truck canopy) - the nut needs to be turned on a through bolt but one person isn't able to reach both sides.
It's ideal to have a second person but this isn't always possible.
One way that works alright for me (when Installing a new through bolt and selecting new hardware) is to use about an inch longer bolt than necessary. I'll be able to keep the bolt from turning with a visegrip while tightening up the nut on the same side. The downside is this can ****** up the threads and make removal difficult.
Any thoughts at all?