PITA removing this nut, problem solved with hammer.

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Thu May 06, 2010 12:28 am

I had a super hard time removing this when installing K&N typhoon intake system. Anyone has a better idea to remove this weird designed bolt? Thanks very much.

T-Nasty · Post by **T-Nasty** » Thu May 06, 2010 12:40 am

cut it.

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Thu May 06, 2010 12:51 am

lol really? How? I tried a saw but the bolt might be too thick for that. I guess there should be some other way to do it, but I just don't know. If it's that hard to take the bolt out, I think the design of the Chrysler cars are a little bit too PITA...

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Thu May 06, 2010 1:47 am

Hammered it out, problem solved!

blueneo03 · Post by **blueneo03** » Thu May 06, 2010 2:07 am

just a thought... did a socket not work.....?

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Thu May 06, 2010 2:21 am

No because if the nut move, the base moved with it. And the base is round (shown in the second pic) that's why cannot use 2 sockets to remove them... I guess I just don't have the proper tools, so to make life easier, I hammered them out...

Since the Typhoon intake require a screw on the air box mounting point instead of battery tray mounting as AEM kit, this is some critical point in installing it...

blueneo03 · Post by **blueneo03** » Thu May 06, 2010 3:28 pm

thats interesting my bolt there just comes out fine... ya u should invest in some vise grips.. lifesavers!!

acr · Post by **acr** » Thu May 06, 2010 4:27 pm

I had the same problem, after trying to get it out, I just left it alone.

heydockyle · Post by **heydockyle** » Thu May 06, 2010 4:57 pm

I've had it out quite a few times. I'm pretty sure mine is just a nut ontop of bolt welded in..

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Thu May 06, 2010 6:17 pm

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Thu May 06, 2010 7:55 pm

I hope it's a welded one but I don't know if the design of Neons are different or not. Or maybe the welding materials are too weak that they broke apart already. Like Chris said, "Hammer time!" haha.

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu May 06, 2010 11:36 pm

That was a clinch nut. They tend to fail when the turning torque overcomes the clinch friction. Vise grips on the bottom may have helped, but if you clamp them too tight, it just crushes the threads even tighter.

They work similar to rivets...

Not exactly the same as what was there, but close enough.

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Thu May 06, 2010 11:38 pm

^ Mine is just a gaping hole. Has been since I got the car. Now I just use a nut and bolt to hold the airbox in place.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Thu May 06, 2010 11:42 pm

I don't recall having this issue when I installed my K&N cai

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Thu May 06, 2010 11:56 pm

FAC3L3SS wrote:^ Mine is just a gaping hole. Has been since I got the car. Now I just use a nut and bolt to hold the airbox in place.

I guess someone before you hammered it out...

Mr Josh Zombie wrote:I don't recall having this issue when I installed my K&N cai

Since there's a mount on K&N system that need to be mount to one of the air box mount and that's the problem.

Due to my car is owned since it's brand new s o I'll say it's a design problem by Chrysler... Though we know there are a lot of design problems.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Fri May 07, 2010 5:11 am

it's not a well nut (cinch nut)
Its a stud welded to the sheetmetal. There is not enough material to have threads installed to use a standard bolt, so they installed a stud and tack welded it in place.

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri May 07, 2010 8:39 am

True, I remember it being a stud now, and the first pic shows that.

I think mine was still crimped instead of welded. Otherwise why go through the hole, and just not weld it to the inner surface? Mine now has a well nut in its place tho.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Sun May 09, 2010 10:09 am

I'm using a bolt mounted upside down so the bolts stud sticks up....

nofrills05 · Post by **nofrills05** » Tue May 11, 2010 12:07 pm

I just left that in place. I had no need to remove it for my CAI.

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue May 11, 2010 12:09 pm

the only reason it is/was missing on mine, is due to that panel being replaced. Apparently, the stud is not part of the replacement panel. It is a Mopar replacement part.