Topic: installing acorn nuts
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I have a question regarding installing those acorn nuts that hold the hinge covers on ouir seats. HOW DO YOU DO IT??? There must be some trick to installing these that i am too stooopid to figur out. Is there a special tool involved>? Seems that when ever I do this I kill more acorn nuts then I can use. Help! 
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Tap them on. I used a small socket that was about 2.3 the size of the nut and very gentle taps with a small dead blow hammer.
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I tried pushing them on and was unhappy with the result of the first one. It didn't seem to fit squarely. I then tapped them in using the same method lukesvette suggested and it worked great.
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Yup, the tapping method is the best one to use!!
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