I put links in the description for both nutserts and the setting tool.

Ordered all new nutserts & installation tool for the TJ! Installing them tomorrow! THANK -YOU BLACK MAGIC BRAKES..you guys are LIFE SAVERS!! 🤘😁🤘

To anyone watching this and needing to loosen your skid plate on your tj, i suggest a few things before you try to loosen them. Use a large hammer and hit the bolt heads hard, inline with the bolt shaft, also can use airhammer just dont go too crazy, think light to moderate force, vibrate the thing. Also if you have mapgas/propane/oxy ace torch, heat up the bolt heads till they just start to glow if you can get them that hot and let cool. If you havent cleaned out your frame of rust and debris, do that next. Combination of screwdriver, hitting along frame with hammer/airhammer, and custom tool consisting of thin cable where you make a loop at one end in cable, with small section of small chain attached, and other end you put it drill, this way you can use your electric drill and snake this setup along the whole frame. Clean it up best you can and blow out rust, good time to inspect now for safety/integrity with inspection camera, especially around lower control arm mounts, those are the most vulnerable to rust through. If frame is ok, spray inside with oil undercoating, you can get it in spray cans and use an extended flexible applicator hose with mist nozzle end, it works on any spray can and sprays 360 degrees. After you spray the whole inside, wait a few days. Then when you go to loosen skidplate, hammer them again, and then carefully loosen a little at a time, breaker bar or 1/2in impact, going loosen/tighten/loosen and they should come out unless your frame is horrific inside, in which case i hope your control arm mount areas are ok/safe. If bolts look ok, clean up real good, maybe chase threads of bolts and holes with tap and die if rusty. Coat the bolts with marine grease or nickle antiseize and when you reinstall, torque to 70% of stock torque spec. This method worked on an 04 TJ in new england with 230k miles and much rust that had to be removed from inside the frame. And make sure you have a drain hole near each lower control arm mount, if you dont have ones drill some a few inches inboard of the mount ends. There are videos on this where someone compared sizes/what size isnt big enough, i forgot the size you want, i believe at least 1/4 in. This will keep water from building up in the frame and rotting it out near control arms. If removing old nutserts/bolts, if you had to grind i would grind them flat with frame and then hammer into frame and get out. If you try the "tic tac toe" method you will likely overgrind making small cuts into the frame like what happened in this video, potentially could weaken it/result in stress cracks, better safe than sorry🙂

I ordered your kit a few months ago and got around to replacing two Nutcerts today. After drilling out the old ones I couldn't believe how easy this was. Thanks for the product and the video. Awesome.

I don’t hit the like button on KZfaq hardly ever. But this video deserved it

Lisle 22800 is a tool used to install lug studs into wheel hubs. Same effect where it allows you to set them much more easily and without stripping or bending the threads. You could probably use the Lisle tool (it's just a bearing like this) for this task. I own the Lisle tool already, so I will probably use it to replace the nut-serts in my 98 TJ this coming spring since they're sketchy at best due to rust. Thanks for your straightforward video. No BS and right to the meat and potatoes!

Wow, this video was absolutely amazing. Thank you

Wow this was such a comprehensive tutorial, every question I had answered, thank you!!

Yesterday I removed the trans crossmember of my 95 YJ for the first time since I bought it.. Took a day plus on the lift with, blowtorch, 3 foot 1/2 strong arm, large air impact, very large pry bar, multi-penetrating fluid, and candle with two and three men with dedication. The bolts are demolished (and old inserts), and now I know about these insert, and recognize what I can now do to replace them. Many thanks for the information

You just saved my bacon. 89 YJ with the crossmember bolts almost all worthless. Thank You.

I found a rivet kit that works like your "new tool" pulls the whole nutserts without spinning the threads themselves. Definitely the ideal way. Kinda Random but I noticed you're missing your right hand pointer finger nail, my hand looks exactly the same LOL. Lost the tip of my pointer finger cleaning a motorcycle chain on the center stand running as a teenager... Live and learn 🤣

Thanks to This video I fixed my jeep that tool is awesome easy to install…

Not that easy when you are under the Jeep but awesome information thanks.Replacing mine today already got all six ready to plug. Hope this bearing thing works for me

Thank you much. What was a dilemma with the skid plate on my Jeep liberty looks easy to fix now.

Your video is top notch. You Covered every aspect that is needed to know to get the job done. Thank you. By the way, I've been trying to get into the blackmagic site and its not working. Are they still in business?

Amen for this video and a video done extremely well! I have the two middle nutcerts that have spun out of the frame. One was gone when I got the Jeep (89 YJ) the other stripped out trying to get the bolt out. Had to cut bolt after dropping the plate. (Yes the hole in the skid plate is rusted out large enough for the bolt head to fit through! 😞) Have a lot of rust around all the certs, and I’m wondering if my frame is compromised. The middle holes as well as the transmission mount reinforcement plate in the skid plate are definitely rusted to the point where I need a new/better shape plate. Wish me luck, will definitely be buying this kit. Subbed.

Great video

Very helpful for exactly what I needed

Awesome. Great vid. Big help. Thanks

Awesome, awesome video! Thanks so much.

This is my biggest fear of dropping the skid plate thank you

Also, mine are welded on. 1990 wrangler yj.

Very well done video. Thanks!

Very nice tutorial... A+

Great video - thanks

I have a 1994 YJ with that same issue..which kit should I get 1” or 1&1/2” with the tool. Thanks in advance This is new to me..apologies in advance..lots of positive comments on here 😊

You saved me....lol Thanks

This just happened on my 2022 Gladiator. Is if the same set up for the skid plate bolt? Just spins at about 1/4 inch out.

What type of drill bit was that? I bought a Milwaukee 5/8 and it didn’t have a good time

So I would imagine I need to drill out the current weldnuts inside of the frame in order to fit the nutsert correct?

My Nutserts are from the factory so they are welded. I drilled out the middle no problem. Do I need to simply grind down the welded part of the old Nutsert so my frame is clean and flat?

Are nutserts used for the rear bumper? For example, when I took my rear bumper off, I broke a bolt where it goes into the frame rail. Can I follow the same steps to drill it out/replace? Thanks!

I have one that won't let me screw in the bolt. Can I tap that out with a tap and dye?

How much thread engagement needed for the bolt?

Ever used on CJ frame? If so how do you deal with the factory weldnuts inside ?

Can you send a link for a 2021 Jeep Rubicon - for 3 bolts holding the transmission skid plate using the bearing method? Thanks

I have 2 bolts broken off in my nutserts on my skidplate, what should I do?

How long does it take to receive your part

Will tac welding them work?

Where did you get th "new" tool?