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Went to replace the step bars that rotted off my 02 CCSB.3 body bolts each side,easy deal,put them on new 6 years ago.The middle bolt on pass side decided to spin freely.Probably should have not used impact on them but the other 5 came out fine.Now i have a loose bolt and bracket hanging with just about no access from below.I assume the nuts are welded or crimped but it's between the floor and mount.Looks like I gotta pull carpet and cut hole to get at it.You guys agree or do you have another solution.

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Cut the head off the bolt. After you loosen the rest of the bolts you can jack up the cab and get a better look at things.

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Cut the head off the bolt. After you loosen the rest of the bolts you can jack up the cab and get a better look at things.

Cutting head off does no good.Still can't get at the nut.Could cut it real short and push it in out of the way then you have a rattle and no way to get a nut on the new bolt.Not too keen on jacking cab.Seems I gotta get into the body mount pocket and weld new nut.Me and my buddies think cutting hole in floor is the way to go but I'm checking with you guys to see if someone solved it a different way.

Thanks for reply.

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I recently had to rebuild one of my rear mounts due to the enire nut being gone. I welded a bolt to the top of the mount, jacked the cab up far enough to slide it into place and then put the nut on the bottom. I then welded the top of the mount to the bottom of the cab.

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If you cut a hole do you know exactly where to cut it? If so you could use a circular hole saw on a drill.(Not sure of the proper term) Then you could buy a rubber hole plug. They make them in different sizes. Could you get a muffler shop to tack the bolt so it doesn't spin? I haven't done what you are talking about so this is just speculation. Good luck!

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