It's driving me crazy, but I can't think of the correct or commonly used name for a nut that the factory welds to a body piece. As an example, the nuts that the attachment bolts for the rear trailing arms go into. Or the nuts that the rear hatch struts attach to.

I keep thinking that it's just called a "weld nut".

Wes (old and losing my mind) Vann

 

nut-sert?

 

Not to be rude, but NO. (and thanks)

A nut-sert is a crimped on nut. Kind of like a pop-rivet.

Wes

 

yeah, thats right. i was having a blind moment of "intelligence" there taking a break from my dynamics class.

 

Captured nut?

 

Na, a "captured nut" is when the nut is loose, but within a box that holds it in place. The nut for the rear suspension compensator arm is a captured nut. The nut is loose, but can't rotate.

Wes

 

threaded section

 

weld nut is correct!

 

Louie;

Thanks! Weld-nut was what came to my mind, but it just didn't feel right.

(and by the way, where is your shop?)

Wes

 

placentia, orange county.

 

OMG you should put your hat on backwards and talk about how you pour your heart and soul into each bike that you dont even build the engines for...

 

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Modified by L-CON1 at 10:15 PM 4/11/2005

 

Wow!

Where did that come from Bailhatch?

Wes

 

um holy crap..........

 

wasnt toward anyone, i already talked to him (he was tired)!

 

We usually just call it a "bung".

 

Interesting!!

I couldn't argue with the term "bung" at all. I do wonder what your history is that you would use that term? Normally I'd think of a bung as a welded (or brazed) fitting for fluid lines.

 

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for the effort, but rather out of place for an obscure orange county choppers reference.

 

Wes V, I agree. My "history" as you asked for is, I started out in a Hydraulic/Pneudraulic facility(which is where I learned the "bung" term) and am now currently a Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic with a focus on sheet metal repair and related fab work.