I've never been so frustrated in all of my life. My thumbs are killing me from trying to get the grommet back in the floor. I fought with it for probably an hour trying to pry, jam, twist, gradually work, hammer etc it in. It will not go!

On top of that I realized I have an extra nut that I couldn't find out where to put it back in. It is just like one of the three nuts with the attached washer that holds the e-brake assembly to the body... only smaller.

This is on a 99 NBS 1/2 ton.

Can anybody lend a hand to me? I don't want my floorboards rusting out and I don't want to drive around with a crucial nut that I forgot to install.

 

Try lubricating the grommet with some silicone...sorry I can't help you with your nut though.