Cleaning Weld Nuts for Trailer Hitch Installation Video

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Demonstration of Removing Corrosion

Okay as you can see here on the drivers side, our weld nut has a lot of corrosion built up in there. And when we try to install our 10 millimeter bolt is not wanting to start at all, in fact it almost seems like the bolt is too big for the weld nut. It is a common misconception, again when the weld nuts got a lot of build up in there.… see more >

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