P1000 Stripped threads?

[kjw83]

while attempting to reinstall the bottom bolts on the front bumper of my P1K5 after installing my winch, I believe I have stripped the threads that the bolts goes in to. I used a KFI mount and they supplied longer bolts to use in place of the stock bolts. The holes on the mounting plate didn’t like up exactly square but enough I could get a bolt in.....Is it possible to rethread it? What exactly do I need to do this? I’d rather not take it to a dealer if it’s a fairly easy fix......suggestions please?

 

[Admin]

 

[Tramguage1]

I drilled out the threads and through bolted by adding a nut and longer bolt.

 

[kjw83]

I drilled out the threads and through bolted by adding a nut and longer bolt.

Not sure i follow....do you have a picture? What size bolt did you use?

 

[Tramguage1]

Was it one of the horizontal bolts? The ones that go through the frame? Sorry no pictures.

 

[Tramguage1]

I think I used 1/4" bolt.
I had to use what I had.

 

[kjw83]

Was it one of the horizontal bolts? The ones that go through the frame? Sorry no pictures.

It was the bolts on the very bottom of the front bumper.....there’s 1 on each side....I believe that the nut it threads in to is stripped....once the bumper is installed there’s no access to the backside of the bolt.

 

[Delton]

If it's very bottom one on each side I'm pretty sure it's a m10x1.5. As Tram suggested, run a longer bolt through and add lockwasher and a nut. That's what I did also.

 

[ToddACimer]

Alternatively the m10 nuts only have 2 tack welds on them. I had one of my nuts break free. You might be able to just knock the nut off and weld on a new one.

 

[Delton]

Those bolts are major pain to get started. No wonder several have had trouble with them.

 

[Smitty335]

while attempting to reinstall the bottom bolts on the front bumper of my P1K5 after installing my winch, I believe I have stripped the threads that the bolts goes in to. I used a KFI mount and they supplied longer bolts to use in place of the stock bolts. The holes on the mounting plate didn’t like up exactly square but enough I could get a bolt in.....Is it possible to rethread it? What exactly do I need to do this? I’d rather not take it to a dealer if it’s a fairly easy fix......suggestions please?

Trade it back in, HA! Get a tap and new bolt.

 

[Huntnbuddy2]

I had the same problem, just cleaned the bolt threads and then used a 10 x1.25tap to re thread the hole and then made sure they lined up and reinserted the bolt.

 

[Someguy]

I had the same problem, just cleaned the bolt threads and then used a 10 x1.25tap to re thread the hole and then made sure they lined up and reinserted the bolt.

Do this, then what I did was to is drill a slightly larger hole in the kfi mount to get the bolt started, if needed add a washer, but don't think you will need a washer

 

[Someguy]

If. Remember correctly it's only one hole that is off.

 

[BigOL3]

Find out the size/pitch of the bolts and run that size tap thru it.

 

[kjw83]

So is a m10x1.25 tap the correct size?

 

[Smitty335]

So is a m10x1.25 tap the correct size?

Probably , but take the bolt with you, the bolt shop will get it right.