Thread-serts or riv-nuts? Whatever they called

[Ontario Outlaw]

I guess there’s a couple or three different styles you can buy. Depending on manufacturer, also.

Replacing a couple marker lights I was skeptical of the screws coming loose. Sure enough broke one. Sure enough couldn’t get to the back side of them. Sure enough couldn’t get at them straight with a drill bit for an EZ-out.

So, cut the head off the thread-sert, pounded it through and went to Bolts Plus for new thread-serts. Actually pretty easy to use, a buddy of mine helped me get ‘er done.

New lights on new stainless screws fresh antiseize we back in business

 

[r3gulator3]

Nut-zerts, then you have plus-nuts which are like drywall lag screws for steel.

 

[Electric Chicken]

Nut-zerts, then you have plus-nuts which are like drywall lag screws for steel.

Is this real or a dirty pun? FYI Mike wants to reduce the trolling.

 

[r3gulator3]

Yes it’s real, if you order them from a fastener warehouse like NIEA those are the names you use. We used to use Nut-zerts to attach lighter no drag items to thing and Plus-nuts for attaching See II wings on the backs of Thomas built buses.

 

[Ontario Outlaw]

Mine is a Marson, made in the USA. They have a metric set of mandrels too if needed.

I don’t know the difference between all the nut-serts they have, maybe they have a website

Quality tool, for sure.

 

[Duck]

If they're supposed to ground through those fasteners, it ain't gonna be long til there's problems.