KnightFiyah

I'm trying to remove the running boards on my 4Runner, but I ran into trouble with the last 2 of the 3 brackets. They are bolted on by square nuts.

I feel like there's a really easy solution to removing these, but I've come up with a blank online so I thought I may as well post.

Help!

waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

Try an open end/box wrench.

:wabbit2:

wyoming9

iTrader: (1)

I have never seen a openend box wrench may hap you meant the open end of a combination wrench:wabbit2:

KnightFiyah

Well I tried what you said and it wouldn't budge at all.

One of them seems to almost be welded at the nut's 4 corners and the other one seems to have rust or something all around and over it.

Ahhhh I need to get these things off!

jason191918

get a torch or a grinder

KnightFiyah

I don't really have enough money to get that type of stuff lol

87 Deathtrap

What is on the head end of these bolts with square nuts?

vital22re

iTrader: (2)

there are 2 square nuts welded to a plate that holds them spaced right. look for the bolts on the other side as you cannot remove the square nuts

jason191918

you can get an angle grinder at harbor freight for under 20 bucks. hack it off.

KnightFiyah

I'll definitely check them out today. Thanks for the tip.

KnightFiyah

Ok so what you said worked, but the only nut that doesn't seem to want to budge is on the 3rd bracket (one closest to the right, back wheel). The other side of it is just a circle covering it's opposite end. Any suggestions?

KnightFiyah

Finally got them off!




After driving around, I heard more sound from debris/ruble which (from what I've read) is normal. Will this do a lot of damage to my car in the longrun?