Installing Trail Rail System after spay on bedliner? Can't get torx bolts to thread in the holes

[Tuggernuts]

I used this Dremel grinding stone to clean out around the holes then I used the thread chaser and lots of wd40 to clean out the threads.

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[DankjeeP]

Just take a drill bit that's smilier size and drill out the holes better. Thats what I did.

A tap is like 6 or 7 bucks at Home Depot. Why risk buggering up the threads?

 

[andrew8404]

A tap is like 6 or 7 bucks at Home Depot. Why risk buggering up the threads?

Because it's not risking any threads. I've done it twice on two different trucks with no issues and I already have the drill bits so it's free.

 

[David Rice]

Because it's not risking any threads. I've done it twice on two different trucks with no issues and I already have the drill bits so it's free.

 

[David Rice]

What size would I use?

 

[DankjeeP]

What size would I use?

M6x1.0mm

 

[andrew8404]

What size would I use?

I just looked for one that would clear the hole.

 

[MarkrR6754]

Thanks for the helpful responses to this thread. Just ordered the chaser from Amazon. Spent too much time trying to install my Mopar Trail Rails today and all I did was bugger up one of the install bolts. Looking forward to a better result on Wednesday (after chaser arrives).

 

[kevman65]

Thanks for the helpful responses to this thread. Just ordered the chaser from Amazon. Spent too much time trying to install my Mopar Trail Rails today and all I did was bugger up one of the install bolts. Looking forward to a better result on Wednesday (after chaser arrives).

This is not a fast fix. Take your time. If it starts to turn hard, back it all the way out, clean it off, and go back in and repeat. If you break it off inside the hole, that hole is ph#@ked.

 

[MarkrR6754]

I posted a new thread, showing my successful project completion. I decided to not wait on Amazon...went out and picked up a tap to clear the threads. Smooth sailing from there. Key was slow going with the tap. Did you get enough bolts for the full project? I didn’t get any for the rear mount tab.

 

[Bulldog10]

I say try heatin up the bolts a bit and be firm and straight when applying pressure with proper drill and screw them in and out! TaDa!

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