Running board issue

Seraph 21 · 05-24-2012, 01:43 PM

I have an 08 Mega with the stock dodge running boards on it. Recently I noticed everytime I would go over a bump with both wheels at the same time there would be a rattling sound like a bolt in a can type sound. So I get under the truck with a rubber hammer and tap on everything I could find and for the life of me I couldnt find it. I go to get back into the truck and the front running board bolt that mounts to the frame on the bottom pulls out. Found my rattle. My issue is though that I cant get to it at all. The bolt just free spins but whatever it was mounted to is still attached to it so I cant get it out. Any ideas how to get to it and what to do after its out?

Otis30 · 05-24-2012, 04:11 PM

If it's like my '12, a collapsed rivnut holds the bolt in place. I'd take a pair of plyers and see if you can scrunch the rivnut down and try to work it out.

Seraph 21 · 03-03-2013, 08:48 PM

I cant really get into it to get to the nut. I tried looking at it a couple of different ways but cant really seem to get it. Any other suggestions?

***norfla71*** · 03-04-2013, 12:57 AM

Drop the other bolts, let the board hang loose; may give you a bit more room and/or better vantage point. Good to know about that; I hate my boards and want to upgrade to power steps.

I'm gonna edit my post a bit. Can you snap some pics to clarify? Do you mean the bolt that attaches the mount to the truck itself, or the bolts that attach the step to the mount? I found this; it shows how the OEM steps install, so it may be of some benefit

http://www.cartrucksite.com/articles...stallation.php

The way it mounts looks pretty crappy to me.

Seraph 21 · 04-04-2013, 01:04 PM

I'm talking about the bolt that mounts the board to the truck. The bolt goes through the rocker panel it looks like and into a threaded mount on the inside of the rocker panel. I want to know how to get to the mount to fix it but I can't figure out how to get to it.

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Seraph 21 · 04-13-2013, 01:35 PM

Thought I would go ahead and close this thread out. I went to the dealer and talked to one of their techs. 5 minutes later I'm good to go. He said that the bolt threads into a square threaded block that expands when it is screwed into. The bolt had been backed out too far and the block was spinning in its hole. He stuck a screwdriver up into the hole and hit it with a power drill and cinched it on downs and I'm good to go at no cost to me. Needless to say I'm pretty happy now.

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