This isn't a problem at the back end. The hole in the footplate is clearly accessible so a quick smear of flux and solder were enough to sort this out. I even managed to line up the hole in the brass and the centre of the nut first time.
At the front though - who put the boiler in the way ?
Anyway, I tried to hold the nut in place with tweezers and that didn't work. Then I tried a clip and that didn't work either.
Finally I took a risk. The bolt was liberally coated with permanent marker and then some oil. It was screwed into the nut and pulled down. I went in quickly with a big soldering iron and blobbed solder around it. And it worked. The result isn't a neat joint but the nut is secure and best of all the bolt unscrews. If I'd soldered it in I'd have been in real trouble !
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Myself to avoid risking soldering the bolt as well i use a cocktail stick screwed into the nut.
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