Guys I received a lot of comments about that it's not going to work.... it will break... etc. Trust me it will not !!!! This are steel riverts, not aluminum!! Also repair only for good one bolt. Not all 4. Obviously if you replace all four connections I would not trust that my self !!! If you carry 6000lbp trailer I obviously wouldn't trust that either. But my RAV4 was only rated for 1500lbp trailer. So repair like that only good for one bolt will work perfectly! Use your brain, common sense and be safe
You welcome. You can find another video how people fishing bolt inside of the frame and this is just another way to do it. With out buying tools. Just search for hitch bolt repair kit
Just get one of those cheap inspection cameras (bore scope) and attach the magnet and get the nut out that way.. or a cord with a magnet or something..
Thank you for watching, a lot of negativity coming from people saying it's not going to work and it's to weak but if it's only one bolt will will be strong enough and on RAV4 you can't pull anything heavy anyway... only small trailers. You can't pull big boats, cars or box trailers. Because tow limit on our RAV4 is small anyway.
Great video I'm ordering that rivet set now , I have to do the crossmember on my 2001 Jeep XJ the bolts broke and I don't want to cut the frame. This will work perfectly :)
Hmm, I'm not sure about the RAV4 but on my Toyota, the Starlet hatchback when I remove the rear bumper I do have full access to the tunnel that is also shown for this RAV4. Also I do not recommend anything less than steel nuts when you intent to haul something with the hitch.
@@IvanRossS Ok, but still, if you can get access to the tunnel it would be best. Inside have a 5mm flat bar and weld acorn nuts on that flat bar. I still would not want to rely on rivet nuts.
So, I'm back here again. Now I talked to a very experienced and skilled man at my DIY car repair shop and he confirmed too that it is a bad idea to use rivet nuts for trailer hitch applications. These aren't strong enough for this.
I would only haul light load with that kind of rivit, it will not hold load capacity of a trailer hitch, it can burst at any moment on the road and kill someone.
@@IvanRossS did the rivnut setter come with them? I'm not sure if I'd trust something this important with anything less than grade ten. I'd like to look up the specs.
You keep saying that this is the only other option. This is a horrible idea. Installing a trailer hitch with brass rivets?? The best option is to remove the bumper and slide out the bumper mounts from the frame and access the hitch mount holes to repair or replace the welded nuts.
I had a similar challenge. The screw broke, yet the cars factory nut is still in place. Now i dont know how to get the broken piece out of the nut. This video was the closest idea of something different to fix the issue
U have to drill it out. Or just hammer it inside of the frame. Just keep hitting with a hammer until u break that weld on a nut and the just use my method
There is a video of guy testing pull on them ! Very strong. Search on RU-vid. Also its only one rivet, you have 3 more bolts holing it. So it will be fine. I pulled trailer week ago
I just bought this tool after seeing your video - better then trying to weld in tight spaces ; my only concern is are these Fasteners strong enough especially being used in a hitch that could have thousands of pounds on it the load I have the same problem with my hitch but if the tool isn't strong enough I'm sure I can use it in my tractor and other jobs but I do want to know if this is strong enough to handle a few thousand pounds
Well if you're only fixing one point of connection, then you should be fine.. weight will evenly spread around 4 bolts, now if you working with all 4 of them, I wouldn't be trusting it. I mentioned in the description that there is a video out there you can find where a guy testing and he's holding whole engine owner it
I had 3 of 5 break the welds. I was concerned about using riv nuts too. I ended up picking up some carriage bolts with nut plate to prevent the bolt from spinning and then use a lock nut with the conical washer. Still have to install it tomorrow hopefully. Should be a lot stronger than a riv nut
No u can't. But you do understand the weight is spreads.... when you're pulling the trailer or anything you're applying a side pressure... Pressure spreads on all four connections !! Not on just one rivet LOL and these are steel rivets they're not your typical aluminum rivets lol
