Installed the mud flap without reading this board and ran into this problem and many of you had. The spot weld nut is now broken and screw is stuck.
I removed the cover and could see a round, plastic nut, and could touch it with my fingers but not enough room to put a pliers to hold it why turning the screw.
Someone posted that he used a flathead to exert enough pressure on the nut. That did not work for me. Any other suggestion?
I am also thinking about leaving the screw/nut as is and cut the opening and slide the flap through as suggested by someone here. Would that be enough to hold the flap without being able to tighten the screw?
I removed the cover and could see a round, plastic nut, and could touch it with my fingers but not enough room to put a pliers to hold it why turning the screw.
Someone posted that he used a flathead to exert enough pressure on the nut. That did not work for me. Any other suggestion?
I am also thinking about leaving the screw/nut as is and cut the opening and slide the flap through as suggested by someone here. Would that be enough to hold the flap without being able to tighten the screw?