putting the petrol tank back in HELP!!

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ok so i removed my petrol tank and had to drill every damn bolt out as they were rusted up.

now i have six bolt shafts and the associated nuts welded to the underside of the body still.

it seem impossible to grind them off due to their position and i wont be able to remove the bolts and retap as they too far gone.

all i can see i can do is make new holes and reposition the tank maybe half an inch to the left or right, or smash the old remnants of the bolts with a hammer until the welds break, leaving me with fresh holes.

has anyone had this problem before? its just a bit of a nightmare as everything is rusted up!

petrol tank

hi paul

can you not get a small dremil or such tool in and grind them that way then drill and tap the buggers

looking at your pictures it is difficult to see where it is meant to go but on my fourtrak it took a dremil and a few hours of cutting with tiny blades to get them out i put them in the other way round and nylocked the thing in place

i wouldnt smash them off even if i moved the tank might weaken the metal around them too much so you are going to have to shift them somehow just depends how much work you want to do ...........good luck
regards
h

that is a good idea, i just

that is a good idea, i just dont think i can get a dremel in to do it. ive got one too, coincidentaly it is worth a try. ill grind away at the ones closer to the front of the chassis but its the ones at the rear round crossmember im worried about getting out


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tank

hi paul

send us a picture and i will have a think

regards
h

welded nuts

No experience of this particular problem, but in a similar situation I just drilled out the welded nuts to the next size up,drilled the part that needed fitting and used longer bolts with nylock nuts.(I borrowed a attachment to fit my drill with a right angled/chuck thingy). Hope this helps.

Edward (ews) '92 Fourtrak 2.8 TDX