Can't get rear fuel tank strap bolt loose. It just spins!

[JamesLond]

I got my car backed onto ramps so I can't pull the tire off. So far I tried holding the spinning j-nut from the top with a normal length 15mm wrench and also a stubby length 15mm wrench, but they seem to just slip off.

Seriously loosing my mind. Any ideas would be very much appreciated.

 

[Fless]

So the nut that's "fixed" on the clip is slipping? Have you tried a needle nose vise grip to hold it?

 

[Scottydoggs]

or cut it off. nut and bolt it back on. at least you can see that one good.

 

[Fless]

Dorman makes a replacement set with the j-nuts and bolts, #55157. Worked great on mine. Any auto parts store will have them in the Help section.

The fitment apps might say they don't fit, but they do.

 

[MassHoe04]

Sometimes, I have had luck wedging a sharp putty knife under a loose nut and exert just enough pressure to keep it from spinning around.

If the bolt is too far gone with rust, cutting is an option.

 

[Fless]

The nut has probably broken free from the capture points on the j-nut, so holding the nut with something or cutting the bolt off may be the only options.

 

[swathdiver]

I got my car backed onto ramps so I can't pull the tire off. So far I tried holding the spinning j-nut from the top with a normal length 15mm wrench and also a stubby length 15mm wrench, but they seem to just slip off.

Seriously loosing my mind. Any ideas would be very much appreciated.

You can still put a floor jack under the pumpkin, jack the car up, remove the tire and lower that side onto a jack stand via the axle tube. Does that give you better access?

 

[JamesLond]

So the nut that's "fixed" on the clip is slipping? Have you tried a needle nose vise grip to hold it?

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I gave it a shot with some long nose vise grips, but it doesn't seem to be working.

 

[JamesLond]

You can still put a floor jack under the pumpkin, jack the car up, remove the tire and lower that side onto a jack stand via the axle tube. Does that give you better access?

I have a 4 ton bottle jack and a 1 ton trolley jack. I also have a couple 3 ton jack stands. The ramps have raised the car up 6 inches off the ground.

Would I be able to pull something like this off with what I have?

 

[corvette744]

I gave it a shot with some long nose vise grips, but it doesn't seem to be working.

Cut it off only way to get it out.