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Old Apr 4, 2022 | 04:20 AM
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Threads for main fuse dropped into my fuse box

After finding my main fuse was blown, I took it out and went to replace it. One bolt went in fine, but the other kinda rattled around. Turns out, the nut/tappet on the other side dropped into the fusebox. I can see it rattled around down there, but how the hell am I supposed to get it out?

I tried a magnetic screwdriver, side there’s no room for a traditional magnet. I’ve taken apart the “pole” the battery cables go to to try give myself more space, but ut don’t do a whole lot.

Has anyone else somehow encountered this? Sorry for no photos, I live about 15 minutes away from the car and didn’t think of grabbing a photo at the time.

Last edited by I_got_mail; Apr 4, 2022 at 04:21 AM. Reason: messed up the last paragraph
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Old Apr 4, 2022 | 07:00 AM
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You can lift the tan colored bits that the fuses and relays are in if you push on the tabs and lift it up a bit. Won't be super easy but you can get at the bottom of the tray that way
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Old Apr 10, 2022 | 12:41 PM
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This also hapened to me recently I drilled out the bottom of the fuse box to be able to correct the nut like dannobre said the whole box does come out
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 10:23 AM
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the piece that the fuses and relays are mounted on lifts up enough to get in there, but is restrained from lifting fully out by the wiring to the underside of it as dannobre explained

if you get the tabs pulled back far enough to release it for lifting up all of that will become obvious …
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