Maxjax-anchors missing nuts?

[owkenobi]

I'm installing my new Maxjax, and the anchor install confuses me. The instructions mention using a sacrificial bolt and then a nut to set to the depth for pounding the anchor in.

My wej-it box included 10 anchors, 10 bolts, some washers, and no nuts. (see pic 2)

Am I missing something?
1-Should there be a second set of sacrificial bolts?
2-Should there be nuts?

Or are these a new kind of anchor or something?

 

[pattenp]

I believe you need to buy your own sacrificial bolt and nut. You only need one bolt and nut to set the anchors.

 

[Jvvmusme]

Use exposy on your anchors. An investment worth your 20 bucks

 

[henrysgarage]

As said the bolts in the kit are for holding down whatever you are securing. I would say that their method only works if you drill the exact depth each time.

 

[ringneck]

I believe you need to buy your own sacrificial bolt and nut. You only need one bolt and nut to set the anchors.

Use the sacrificial bolt to get the anchors set and snug, then you use the provided bolts/washers to secure your Maxjax.

You should consider making some plugs for the anchors (cut down allthread/bolt with a slot for a screwdriver, or a plastic plug), to keep the crud out of them when the Maxjax are not secured. You could use the bolts/washers too, but they will protrude above the surface of the floor.

 

[owkenobi]

Use exposy on your anchors. An investment worth your 20 bucks

I thought the included Maxjax anchors weren't "epoxy anchors". If that doesn't matter, any recommendations?

Use the sacrificial bolt to get the anchors set and snug, then you use the provided bolts/washers to secure your Maxjax.

You should consider making some plugs for the anchors

Good point, I will do that.



Consensus seems to be I just need to buy a sacrificial bolt and nut, which makes sense, but it sures seems to me that should have been in the "items you'll need" list in the instructions.

 

[c4cruiser]

I'm installing my new Maxjax, and the anchor install confuses me. The instructions mention using a sacrificial bolt and then a nut to set to the depth for pounding the anchor in.

My wej-it box included 10 anchors, 10 bolts, some washers, and no nuts. (see pic 2)

Am I missing something?
1-Should there be a second set of sacrificial bolts?
2-Should there be nuts?

Or are these a new kind of anchor or something?

My Wej-It anchor set came with two of the sacrificial bolts and nuts. Either somebody forgot to include them, or the set may have been returned at some point and then included in another order with somebody not checking the box. Did you get 10 of the large washers? The bolts are 4" long.

The two bolts and nuts aren't that expensive; probably $3 a set at a hardware store.

 

[JakeKohl]

Also, if you haven't come across this already, be sure to drill completely through your slab and into the substrate below. This way, if you have a problem with an anchor that didn't set well, you can hammer it all the way through the slab into the dirt/gravel below and insert a new anchor. If you haven't drilled completely through, your options are very limited if you have an anchor that isn't right.

 

[dmeadow]

Better yet, just buy the epoxy anchor kit from Garage Equipment and avoid those mechanical anchors altogether. You can do a search on this site for all of the issues involved with the mechanical anchors. Yeah, you could get it all right the first time, but odds aren't in your favor.

 

[Kracin]

Better yet, just buy the epoxy anchor kit from Garage Equipment and avoid those mechanical anchors altogether. You can do a search on this site for all of the issues involved with the mechanical anchors. Yeah, you could get it all right the first time, but odds aren't in your favor.

been using regular anchors for a while, haven't seen any problems that have occurred except user error.

and i wouldn't use epoxy with non epoxy anchors drilled for a mechanical fit and not an epoxy fit either for those suggesting to just epoxy them in.

 

[petee_c]

Buy 2 sacrificial nuts and bolts to install the anchors. 1 bolt and nut will not last for all ten anchors without the threads stretching. Then it becomes a real pain to install the last few anchors. My kit only came with 1 sacrificial bot and nut.

 

[TurboCup87]

Put mine in a couple of weeks ago. Their supplier quit putting the single sacrificial bolt and proper nut in the shipment. I called GES and they sent them, but I got them at local Fastenal much quicker. Had it installed before the bolt arrived. GES said they hadn't stopped supplying the bolt- supplier screwed up.