lil_Blue_Ford
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Should have said something, my rivet nut tool does up to 3/8”-16 and I have an assortment of stainless to matchOk the box is ready to go into the truck so I can locate the brackets I have, mark and drill holes. While inventorying what I have as far as rivet nuts, I have the 3/8"-16 rivet nuts I need but no matching mandrel with the rivet nut setter kit. Thankfully, amazon has one that they say will fit the tool and will be here tomorrow.
I still need to dig through the left over hardware from the trailer to see what I have in 3/8", but since I discovered I didn't have the mandrel, I needed to make sure I could get one before I decided what to do from that point. The other bolts and tee nuts I need are 1/4" and 5/16". The local hardware store will have those as well as the 3/8" bolts, if I end up needing them. I'll need to look at washers too. One set of brackets have 1/2" holes. So, I may need to get some larger washers to make sure the smaller bolts won't pull through.