710K radio table support struts question.

[Alaskantinbender]

Good afternoon. I have what may be a silly question. How do you get to the lower nuts below the floor/shelf that the table supports rest on? My truck didn't have the struts installed. There are bolts in the holes. That just spin but won't back out. I really hope that aren't captive nuts in the frame channel that have broken free. I thought they would be in the corner of the fuel tank box, but no.

Thanx much

Jim

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[rmel]

I've never had to remove the struts on my K Table so not absolutely sure.
But I would bet these are captive nuts given all the other body locations
that are. Rivnuts could be your best friend.

[whitesik]

Those are nutserts/rivnuts and yes, yours are spinning.

[whitesik]

See photo attached.

[ChickenPinz]

If you just want the bolts out, sometimes I've had success using a pair of vise-grips on the bolt and pulling up while turning CCW. It's hit or miss on success.

[Alaskantinbender]

Thanks for the info guys. I was afraid of spinning rivnuts. They are in the open, so easy to cut or drill the bolts out. Any idea what size they are for replacements?

[whitesik]

M8x1.25

Every piece of hardware is specified in the parts book. I would recommend finding one if you are going down the rabbit hole of renovation.