I have a brand new Warn Zeon winch that has a cross threaded mounting bolt…
My son and I mounted the winch for test fitting on a new bumper. When we tried to remove it, I found that one of the mounting bolts was cross threaded but I did not discover this until the nut in the slot of the winch foot began spitting. I was left with a bolt that had a few threads exposed on the bottom and a nut in the winch foot that was chewing further and further into the casting as it spun.
I used a cut off wheel to cut off the bolt head and removed the winch from the bumper to get a better look at things. I have about 1/2 or an inch of bolt sticking out and a nut that has a little friction in the slot but not enough to hold it under pressure of removing the bolt. They seem to be fused together.
I tried wedging a small screwdriver in the slot and turning the bolt with vise grips with no progress. I considered getting out torch and heating the bolt to melt the nylon in the nyloc not to make things a little looser but decided to take a step back and come at it again in the morning with a fresh mind.
I would appreciate and suggestion to help me avoid destroying this winch foot and having to buy a new case half…
My son and I mounted the winch for test fitting on a new bumper. When we tried to remove it, I found that one of the mounting bolts was cross threaded but I did not discover this until the nut in the slot of the winch foot began spitting. I was left with a bolt that had a few threads exposed on the bottom and a nut in the winch foot that was chewing further and further into the casting as it spun.
I used a cut off wheel to cut off the bolt head and removed the winch from the bumper to get a better look at things. I have about 1/2 or an inch of bolt sticking out and a nut that has a little friction in the slot but not enough to hold it under pressure of removing the bolt. They seem to be fused together.
I tried wedging a small screwdriver in the slot and turning the bolt with vise grips with no progress. I considered getting out torch and heating the bolt to melt the nylon in the nyloc not to make things a little looser but decided to take a step back and come at it again in the morning with a fresh mind.
I would appreciate and suggestion to help me avoid destroying this winch foot and having to buy a new case half…
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