How do i get this to stop rattling?!

[bmk6795 10+ year member]

How am i supposed to stop this from rattling? The 2 grey hoses are stuck in there by the bolt that has the nut welded onto the metal. I can't fit any weather stripping under it and i know deadener wont stop it, any ideas on how to stop it?

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[splwj47 10+ year member]

grind of welds, take off nut.

 

[husker77 10+ year member]

You should be able to loosen the bolt from the top. Then deaden the 2 pieces and put it back together.

 

[Julian 10+ year member]

put MLV (mass loaded vinyl) around it to keep it from chattering against the metal

 

[bmk6795 10+ year member]

Thanks guys, gonna go see if i can get the bolt out, only have about 2.5 inches clearance from the bolt to the roof though, gonna be fun to get out and back in.

 

[Kingstroker 10+ year member]

expandable spray foam, messy but effective. You just have to find a way to contain it.

 

[bmk6795 10+ year member]

Ive used expandable foam in other parts of the car but theres really no way to get the foam in there as its literally sealed shut, couldnt get at the head of the bolt with the screwdriver i had so im prolly gonna have to take grind the welds off, put some weather stripping on each side and re weld the nut if it needed it.

 

[Kingstroker 10+ year member]

what exactly are we looking at?

 

[butterMilk 10+ year member]

Theres gotta be a way to get the bolt out, unless they put it in before the roof went on. Does it have like a 10mm bolt head or a phillips head.

A slim ratchet, or a wrench that you custom bent might work? Maybe you can use a flat head screw driver to bend it open, or tweak it just right so it stops rattling?

 

[silvercookie 5,000+ posts]

Give it a few coats of plasti-dip or bedliner.

 

[bmk6795 10+ year member]

Its a phillips head screw but theres almost no room to get the head of the screwdriver onto the screw, ive got a rod that has a phillips head and flat head on each end, gonna try and bend the flat head part straight and see if i can get it out that way.

 

[UnderFire 10+ year member]

If you can get a socket on there and have room for a long ratchet you might be able to break the welds.

 

[bmk6795 10+ year member]

If i went that route id just grind the welds off, which is option 2 if i cant get to the head of the bolt with the driver tomorrow

 

[butterMilk 10+ year member]

If there is 2.5 inches clearance, that is plenty of room. Use a ratchet with an adapter for those mini screw driver bits. Yeah, No?

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

If there is 2.5 inches clearance, that is plenty of room. Use a ratchet with an adapter for those mini screw driver bits. Yeah, No?

This....have had to do that many times. Pretty sure I use a 1/4" 6 point socket and the bits fit perfectly...