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Originally Posted by garyd1961
I had the same problem. Dug/cut the old nut out and found a nut to fit the bolt with a washer made to the nut. I'm not sure what it's called but the nut has a round washer on one side, it looks like a nut and washer in one. I put it nut side down in the hole where the stripped nut came out of and welded around the washer part. Fits flush and hasn't caused a problem in several years of use.
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That's called a flanged nut and I also use them all the time to repair wobbled out threaded parts when you cannot get to the back side.
https://www.amazon.com/SNUG-Fastener...4&s=hi&sr=1-19
Sometimes the hole might be a little large so I keep some of these around also.
https://www.amazon.com/Socell-18x1-1...69576829&psc=1