

| Subject: | Re: [WetWesties] Simple Question on Pop Tops |
| From: | Loren Busch |
| Date: | Tue, 9 Oct 2012 22:56:27 -0700 |
Thanks, that what I figured. And I had planned on doing one at a time :) On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 10:52 PM, Marius Strom <marius@thestroms.org> wrote: > Washers and lock nuts, IIRC. Do one bolt at a time so you don't mess up > the hinge->pop top alignment (ask me how I know). > If you have a ratcheting wrench, it's super-easy. 10mm I think. > > -- > Marius Strom | marius@thestroms.org | http://www.marius.org/ > > To: Wetwesties@yahoogroups.com; vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > From: starwagen@gmail.com > Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 22:48:27 -0700 > Subject: [WetWesties] Simple Question on Pop Tops > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Getting ready to replace the bolts that attach the pop top to the > hinges at > > the rear, four on each side. There appears/feels like there are nuts that > > those bolts go into, not threaded into the hinges themselves. So, are the > > nuts captive nuts (attached to the hinges) or are the just a nut and lock > > washer back there? Why the question? It's going to be easy if captive > > nuts, more complicated if trying to juggle a wrench blind on the back side > > and the screwdriver in the other. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > PICTURES! http://picasaweb.google.com/wetwesties/ > > To leave us: wetwesties-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Calendar of events: http://www.wetwesties.org/calendar > > For technical resources: http://www.wetwesties.org/links.htm > > Please conserve bandwidth and clip quoted material in your posts. > Include only the information that is relevant to your response. > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties/ > > <*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wetwesties/join > (Yahoo! ID required) > > <*> To change settings via email: > wetwesties-digest@yahoogroups.com > wetwesties-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > wetwesties-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
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