On 09/06/2021 08:51, Chris Bacon wrote:
On 09/06/2021 10:55, Murmansk wrote:
I recently posted an item about a towbar-mounted bike rack and the
problem I had with the attachment bolt getting stuck and being damaged
when I removed it by force.

I've managed to order a new bolt from Witter and it will come with the
bit of metal that holds the nut. My puzzle now is how I'm going to
remove the bit of metal holding the bolt

This picture shows the thing in question

https://user.fm/files/v2-9b5da063c16...rier%20(1).jpg


Â*From my picture it looks as though the thing would slide out but it
won't because the metal has a slight "tab" punched in it on the inside
at each end to make it wider than the hole it sits in. I've tried to
pinch it with a G clamp and hammering it but it's too strong to move it.

I'm at a loss to know how I'll take the old one out and put the new
one in?


I'm having trouble visualising the problem. You say you want to remove
the U-shaped component, but not how it "holds the bolt". Please elucidate.

I wondered if the screwdriver was passing through the nut, which was
spot welded inside? Not obvious what the two "dings" are, unless they
located the nut prior to welding.