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Had 2 sets of these little guys in my Tacoma for 14 years & used them all the time; usually for 2 jobs: holding mtn bike in place & stopping board lumber from sliding around with the tailgate down. It was a plastic bed, and over a quarter-million miles they never failed.
Spent a couple hours today putting 4 of them in Mav tailgate. 2 in the removable access panel (would use these for lower force jobs as you're depending on those 8 little bolts that hold the panel) and 2 in the bottom half, for securing lumber (gate down) or misc stuff like stopping tools from sliding around.
The depressions, for reasons an engineer might know, don't match in the two areas, so in the bottom they're nicely countersunk. In the top, they're a bit proud, but I think they're ok.
I didn't intend to post a "how to", but if a mod wants to move it, fine by me.
I'm posting mostly to show how I accessed the bottom half of the gate.
Yep, fence wire. I used some sealant silicone I had out for the job and let it get tacky, then stuck the washer on top of the nut (no pic of that). A wee bit of painter's tape to hold nut in place. Then I navigated it through the holes in the bulkhead until I could see it through the holes I had drilled. Held it in place then inserted bolt from the top.
Had great luck on first one. Second one, not so much. Dropped a washer...had to go grab magnet. Couldn't see...had to go grab snake camera (~$40) I had bought some years ago to get corn out of my Burgman's cvt. Dang mouse.
Snake cam is low res. If I did it again, I'd use something a bit beefier than fence wire, but still malleable enough to shape easily.
Could reach both with 6", 7/16 open end wrench.
Top nut very close to bulkhead. I did use washer on bottom bolts, but didn't think to cut a washer nearly in half for the top ones until I was done.
Last bit: If you center the bottom Core Trax, you will hit the bulkhead with the top bolt. Slide it a quarter inch "up". When finished, it still looks good even if it's a tad high (see last pic). Of course, measure for yourself before getting drill happy.
Spent a couple hours today putting 4 of them in Mav tailgate. 2 in the removable access panel (would use these for lower force jobs as you're depending on those 8 little bolts that hold the panel) and 2 in the bottom half, for securing lumber (gate down) or misc stuff like stopping tools from sliding around.
The depressions, for reasons an engineer might know, don't match in the two areas, so in the bottom they're nicely countersunk. In the top, they're a bit proud, but I think they're ok.
I didn't intend to post a "how to", but if a mod wants to move it, fine by me.
I'm posting mostly to show how I accessed the bottom half of the gate.
Yep, fence wire. I used some sealant silicone I had out for the job and let it get tacky, then stuck the washer on top of the nut (no pic of that). A wee bit of painter's tape to hold nut in place. Then I navigated it through the holes in the bulkhead until I could see it through the holes I had drilled. Held it in place then inserted bolt from the top.
Had great luck on first one. Second one, not so much. Dropped a washer...had to go grab magnet. Couldn't see...had to go grab snake camera (~$40) I had bought some years ago to get corn out of my Burgman's cvt. Dang mouse.
Snake cam is low res. If I did it again, I'd use something a bit beefier than fence wire, but still malleable enough to shape easily.
Could reach both with 6", 7/16 open end wrench.
Top nut very close to bulkhead. I did use washer on bottom bolts, but didn't think to cut a washer nearly in half for the top ones until I was done.
Last bit: If you center the bottom Core Trax, you will hit the bulkhead with the top bolt. Slide it a quarter inch "up". When finished, it still looks good even if it's a tad high (see last pic). Of course, measure for yourself before getting drill happy.
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