Interior and Upholstery U nut source

limp · Jul 25, 2022

Trying to replace the rusty u nuts on my heater box that hold the blower motor in,,, One would think they are pretty common, but most suppliers do NOT have the dimensions of the clips they sell so I am not sure if they are correct or not... These clips are really small.....
They can only be 7/16 in width, 5/8 in length and need to slide over the appx 1/8" thick heater box plastic and take #8 or #10 screws??

Anyone else tried to find these??? Spent a couple of hours so far looking for them, besides driving to 3 auto parts stores.. close but NO cigar..

7991LXnSHO · Jul 25, 2022

Have you browsed McMaster Carr?
Ace usually has a good selection of panel nuts or clips.

Mustang5L5 · Jul 25, 2022

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limp · Jul 25, 2022

7991LXnSHO said:
Have you browsed McMaster Carr?
Ace usually has a good selection of panel nuts or clips.

Been a struggle finding a U nut this small.. Nothing at Ace, Depot or Lowes or at the Dorman rack at NAPA......
I looked at McMaster and again, there are no dimensions for width? Four of these clips fit into a recessed area for them on the Blower motor housing so the width is critical..
Hoped that others on here had replaced these on there cars before.......
Thanks for any help......

limp · Jul 25, 2022

More pics . Heater box, where the u nut has to fit, and a comparison with the Au Ve Co 10066 u nut that was used on the rest of the heater box...

7991LXnSHO · Jul 25, 2022

limp said:
Been a struggle finding a clip this small.. Nothing at Ace, Depot or Lowes or at the Dorman rack at NAPA......
I looked at McMaster and again, there are no dimensions for width? Four of these clips fit into a recessed area for them on the Blower motor housing so the width is critical..
Hoped that others on here had replaced these on there cars before.......
Thanks for any help......

That’s a big screw for a little clip nut. The only dimension you did not provide is the main one M/C provides easily. What is the edge to center measurement?
Here is the next place I’d check.

https://www.grainger.com/search/fasteners/nuts/cage-nuts-and-spring-nuts?filters=webParentSkuKey&searchQuery=clip+nuts&webParentSkuKey=WP8075350&sst=4&ts_optout=true

limp · Jul 25, 2022

7991LXnSHO said:
That’s a big screw for a little clip nut. The only dimension you did not provide is the main one M/C provides easily. What is the edge to center measurement?
Here is the next place I’d check.

https://www.grainger.com/search/fasteners/nuts/cage-nuts-and-spring-nuts?filters=webParentSkuKey&searchQuery=clip+nuts&webParentSkuKey=WP8075350&sst=4&ts_optout=true

Edge to center of hole measure is appx 3/8"..... This measurement seems to be simple to find, its the width ( as you can see from the pictures) that I am having the problem with..... If I could find these for a #6 or #8 screw I would give them a try.......
thanks for the lead.....

Mustang5L5 · Jul 25, 2022

limp said:
Been a struggle finding a U nut this small.. Nothing at Ace, Depot or Lowes or at the Dorman rack at NAPA......
I looked at McMaster and again, there are no dimensions for width? Four of these clips fit into a recessed area for them on the Blower motor housing so the width is critical..
Hoped that others on here had replaced these on there cars before.......
Thanks for any help......

Click on the item you want to look at and at the bottom left it will say “product Info” or something like that and it will have a fully dimensioned CAD drawing

limp · Jul 25, 2022

Mustang5L5 said:
Click on the item you want to look at and at the bottom left it will say “product Info” or something like that and it will have a fully dimensioned CAD drawing

Lots of info but no dimensions for width?

Potomus Pete · Jul 25, 2022

Home Depot has those in the specialty drawers. In the fastener section.

limp · Jul 25, 2022

Potomus Pete said:
Home Depot has those in the specialty drawers. In the fastener section.

Thanks, I will check that out...

Potomus Pete · Jul 25, 2022

My jeep/Chrystler uses lots of those

limp · Jul 25, 2022

Well they were close in size, but they were all for thinner metal... Found some bolts I was looking for though......
Bentley got his usual treat in the Appliance dept.....

rednotch · Jul 25, 2022

On the cheap, not resto quality but get it done. Harbor freight And a bench grinder comes in handy..... https://www.harborfreight.com/170-p...MI-Mic45uV-QIVg4vICh0WqQ12EAQYAyABEgKg5fD_BwE

AUveco 23528 or 23527 might work.... Try searching the dimensions need in decimals or metric on google.

For the odd ball stuff I check places like this but tend to order enough stuff to get free shipping. I could prob fix 20 more more wallowed out door hinges with my last order between door pins, wider GM hinge bushings and other misc fox body clips and items i find on those type of sites lol https://autofastenersandclips.com/products/auveco-23528?variant=31875706880058

limp · Jul 25, 2022

rednotch said:
On the cheap, not resto quality but get it done. Harbor freight And a bench grinder comes in handy..... https://www.harborfreight.com/170-p...MI-Mic45uV-QIVg4vICh0WqQ12EAQYAyABEgKg5fD_BwE

AUveco 23528 or 23527 might work.... Try searching the dimensions need in decimals or metric on google.

For the odd ball stuff I check places like this but tend to order enough stuff to get free shipping. I could prob fix 20 more more wallowed out door hinges with my last order between door pins, wider GM hinge bushings and other misc fox body clips and items i find on those type of sites lol https://autofastenersandclips.com/products/auveco-23528?variant=31875706880058

I just tried searching for " dimensions" and all I get is the Auveco site which does not give me length or width ......

rednotch · Jul 25, 2022

Description : Spring Type U-Nut
Screw Size : #8
Finish : Black
Material : Steel
Overall Length : 0.610"
Panel Range : 0.045-0.062"
Center of Hole to Edge : 0.320"
Overall Width : 0.437"
Style : U

SPRING TYPE U-NUT SCREW #8 RANGE 0.045-0.062 - BLACK

www.auveco.com

AUVECO # 23527 - Spring Type U-Nut Screw #8 Range 0.045-0.062 - Black

SPRING TYPE U-NUTS U-Nut #8 Screw Length: .610 Width: .437 Throat: .320 P.R.: .045-.062 Ford & General Purpose

www.dixied.com

Its a ford general purpose clip in most parts books

limp · Jul 25, 2022

thank you..... How the heck did you get the Auveco site to cough up dimensions??
Those look about perfect except for the range, they might be too small.... I need to measure some more....
thanks again........

limp · Jul 26, 2022

Another pic of how much " range " I need... The above clips are for 1/16" thick panel ...... I need 1/8"..
Rednotch, I reread your comment and grinding down some u nuts to fit is a possible option...

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