[quote=tominpa]The repair to the crossbar hold-down bolts usually requires drilling or removal of the old backing plate, and laminating an new threaded stainless backing plate. These have to be fabricated from stainless plate, threaded, then laminated in place. Before doing this, you should try tapping the backing plate for a slightly larger bolt. Tapping new threads involves drilling out the corroded threads and chasing a tap into the new metal. This would be a much easier repair if the backing plate is still securely in place but only has damaged threads. Other solutions were tried in this thread. [url]https://www.thebeachcats.com/forums/viewtopic/topic/16831[/url] Also here [url]https://www.thebeachcats.com/forums/viewtopic/topic/1853/start/0[/url] With pictures: [url]https://www.thebeachcats.com/forums/print/topic/16831[/url]
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