Help! Asfir LCA skid stripped nut

[NC_Pinz]

Its always a plus to have strong nuts!
Maybe get in there with a small high speed cutting wheel(not a pussy dremel) and cut the head off that stud and punch it through.

I went back and looked at the image and was wondering something similar. If the stud is rotating or not, if the threads are stripped inside the nut then you don't have a lot of options. Cutting the whole in half or at least cutting the nut off then driving the stud out is probably the only path forward. A cut off wheel or reciprocating saw cutting until you are almost to the skid plate, then a cold chisel and hammer to finish off the nut.

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[AZSky]

I am getting the full underbody kit installed.
Shall I wait specifically with the LCA skids install until I get better nuts and teflon washers ? What about the Nm tightening force ? Has this been clarified ?
I am reading about people complaining about creaking and tightening the nuts even more

I figured it wasn't a high grade. I sent an email to Asfir about the problem.
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I have also passed your mail onto engineering to check the NM issue."

So, hopefully, they'll change the torque notation on the document that comes with the LCA skid plates. They did ship out a new bag of hardware since I mangled some of the original.

 

[Stonetree]

I am getting the full underbody kit installed.
Shall I wait specifically with the LCA skids install until I get better nuts and teflon washers ? What about the Nm tightening force ? Has this been clarified ?
I am reading about people complaining about creaking and tightening the nuts even more

In the Ford service manual, the torque on the bottom shock nuts are 66lb.ft. The torque shown on the paper instructions is too high. I stripped a nut trying to get that torque. Now I rely on whatever is in the service manual for torque specs.

I'm still trying to determine a fix for the creaking LCA skid plates. I ended up removing mine because the creaking got so annoying. I ordered Delrin plastic washers to use between the bottom of the shock mount and the skid plate. Hopefully that will get rid of the problem for good. You could try some Nylon or Teflon washers to see how that works. I ordered Delrin because it seems like it might be the most durable. The size of the bolts are M12.

 

[0ne]

@Stonetree hello, where are you at with the lca skid situation?

 

[Stonetree]

@Stonetree hello, where are you at with the lca skid situation?

I removed them. Too frustrating. The Delrin washers made the problem worse. I updated the creaking post with info.
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/lca-skid-plate-creaking.49432/

 

[Felix808]

Well, I finally got the nut removed. I heated the nut and put nearly all my weight on the skid plate as I turned the nut. Slow-going but eventually I was able to get it off. The threads of the nut are destroyed and some of the shock bolt is also messed up. Temporarily, I put a larger nut on as a spacer to get over the bad threads and then used the original nut to grab the end threads so I can drive it. Can I easily replace a shock bolt? Or, are they pressed in?

Shock studs are pressed in like a wheel stud. They are splined so they don't spin. Not too hard to replace, but you could replace with a standard bolt & nut in a pinch.
Glad you got it off.

 

[Stonetree]

Shock studs are pressed in like a wheel stud. They are splined so they don't spin. Not too hard to replace, but you could replace with a standard bolt & nut in a pinch.
Glad you got it off.

Good idea. Unfortunately, I don't have an impact hammer. Luckily, I was able to clean up the threads pretty good with a die set. So. I was able to torque down the nut to spec. I don't plan to take it of until the shocks need replaced.

 

[Felix808]

Good idea. Unfortunately, I don't have an impact hammer. Luckily, I was able to clean up the threads pretty good with a die set. So. I was able to torque down the nut to spec. I don't plan to take it of until the shocks need replaced.

Don't need one. You can tap them in like a wheel stud. Just line the splines up and slowly tap them in. But it looks like you got it sorted.

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