Been there, done that, just a few weeks ago.

Went to the dealer, got some new well-nuts (the rubber grommet thingy with threads...also called expansion nuts) 50 cents a piece btw. Don't try and re-use them once they have been buggered up.

They fit just loose enough in the holes (I actually have hog-tunes speaker pods) that every time I tried to tighten em up, the thing would pull out of the hole before it expanded enough to hold it in.

1. Tried gluing it in with silicon caulk, no worky
2. Tried gluing the flange part down to the pod with superglue, no worky

Decided to try what I was GOING To do in the first place before I over-thought the whole mess. Wrapped the well nut with teflon tape (think plumbing) so it was snug enough to BARELY fit into the hole.

Wah-lah! Worked like a charm. Held fast.

Thought about the clip-nut idea, but I HATE those little buggers, and the odds of finding them with the right thread size would have been about NIL.

BTW, the trick with Well-nuts its to NOT over-tighten them. Get them snug, but if you keep going, you'll just pull it out of the hole.

 

I'm having the same issue with the screws on my Hogtunes pods. Maybe someone can contact PEZ and find out what to do. I have a loose screw on each side but still have 3 out of 4 screws holding so far.

Those rubber things are called "well nuts" . . . I think. Well . . . they suck!

Too lazy right now to hunt down PEZ sorry.

Steve

 

See message above.

 

Thanks, I'll try some tape. Maybe some gorilla tape.

I do know that Ace hardware stocks some well nuts. I found the same size for the nuts that hold my windshield on. They SICK TOO!

 

Thanks, there's 2 ideas I had proven wrong. Not giving up on the c-clip type just yet, but your probably right about the nut size and availabillty. May end up trying the teflon tape idea. Makes sense, These rubber well nuts are supposed to work like those plastic wall anchors and expand to hold screw secuely. BTW I had already found out about the overtighten and the pulling out of the well nuts when I first did the speaker change, but thanks for the heads up, maybe others who read will not have had the experience. Thanks again,

Nate

 

Thanks, for the input. Let us know when you get PEZ's attention. I'll shoot him an e-mail as well. That's the guy that would know anyway. Well with the responses and suggestions, it looks like I'm not alone here and this thread has not been a waste of time. Thanks Guys!

Nate

 

I had this happen to both of my Infiniti speakers when I tried to use the stock well nuts. After one day of riding both speakers came out of the mounting holes. I trashed those and went with the metal c-clips (as in the drawing) that actually came with the Infiniti speakers. They've been perfect ever since.

 

Cool! So the c-clips do exist. Would you happen to know where and how to get just the clips? Without buying the Infiniti speakers. Thanks,

Nate

 

Try searching for u-clip or c clip nuts.....I found this site, but it is in the UK.

http://componentparts.co.uk/Spring%2...0Fasteners.htm

 

Thanks, I did do a search and found a couple sites as well, a little more local in the US anyway. I need to get a few measurements and thread size before I can say anything more. Still working on it. Thanks for the input. 1 AM here will know more tomorrow. Plan to check a couple local hardware stores first. Won't be a tough fix if I can find the parts. Thanks again,

Nate