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Author:  At The Helm [ Thu May 10, 2012 8:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Making my own skids
Transmission skid done.
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My first plan was to drill through the rearward crossmember and run a bolt all the way through it, but i'm having second thoughts about drilling into the crossmember. One it looks like a total pain, second i don't want it to rust where i made the new hole.
I measured the hex shaped hole where the nutserts are suppose to go and it is 1/2". I found these which have a 1/2" hex on them, will they work?
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Author:  Diggerfreek [ Thu May 10, 2012 11:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Making my own skids
The half inch ones might work. I know some of the nutzerks are M10's and M12's
Author:  At The Helm [ Wed May 30, 2012 12:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Making my own skids
I decided to reinforce my transmission skid after doing some research here on lost. Not done welding it yet but this what it will look like.
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I formed a front skid that goes from my bumper to the engine crossmember.
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Pics of it installed later.

Those nutserts i got fit perfect, but after installing them i thought they looked weak and didn't want to have problems later on. I just drilled a 3/8" hole through the crossmember to run a through bolt.
Author:  tommudd [ Wed May 30, 2012 9:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Making my own skids
I drilled my cross member to mount skids over 160,000 and 7 years ago with no issues . I would rather have something bolted on securely that using those cheap nut zerts

Plus "A jeeps not yours till you drill that first hole " :wink:
Author:  At The Helm [ Wed May 30, 2012 6:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Making my own skids
First one done
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