subframe mount bolts

[ez112]

Well I'm taking off my subframe, and the rears came out nicely.

But the fronts are being stubborn as ****. The one on the drivers it turning endlessly without coming off. I removed the horn, but have no idea what to do next to replace them. I have a recall kit ready to go. Should I just get air hammer tools and chop off the head? Will installation be easer once the frame is off?

The one on the passenger side won't turn for NOTHING. I'm impacting it, and it won't turn. I poured in some PB blaster in the hole next to the accumilator. Hopefully it will turn later. If not I have no idea how to move the accumilator

Any help or advice would be great. Thanks!

 

[ez112]

anyone?

 

[Joe'sSHO]

Unfortunately, you have what me and my brother like to call a "spinner". The best way to deal with this is to take a dremel with a good cutting wheel and chop the bolt as high up as you can (You can chop the head off first and then chop higher up if the subframe hasn't dropped enough yet). Once you do this, that corner of the subframe should drop and you can push the bolt (now that the head is gone) up into the actual frame. There is a little, like, access hole in the side where the nut is housed so after pushing the bolt up in you can simply take the cut bolt (still attached to the nut) out through the little hole. The problem with "spinners" is that when you put in the recall kit, you're going to have to hold the nut in place as you screw in the bolt. Because the access hole is so little, it's impossible to get a conventional open end wrench into there to hold the nut in place. What you're going to have to do is either dremel the hole big enough to be able to manuver the wrench onto the bolt, or buy a bent wrench that'll fit inside. I forget what kind of wrench this is but I know there is one we used that actually will fit inside and hold the bolt. Once you can properly hold the nut in place you can thread the bolt up in. I recommend having someone hold the wrench while someone else threads the bolt, just so you don't strip it in the process. Lining up the bolt and nut is also easier with two people. All in all it's not really that hard, more just time consuming. As far as the bolt that won't budge, I'd say it's almost undoubtedly going to spin so just use a half in. drive and a breaker bar and force the thing off. Break it if you have to. Luckily, you only spun the fronts. The rears are a different story entirely and require a cut into the floor to access the nuts. If any of this was unclear just post again.

 

[DHMag]

next time, buy a southern car. we dont have those worries down here .

 

[ez112]

You're pretty lucky, DHmag My car came from Ohio, and now sits in Illinois. So it's seen snow all it's life

Thanks for the Advice Joe'sSHO. I never thought about cutting the hole a little bigger, although it does look a little cramped on the accumilator side. Still hoping it will break loose though...

The Horn side I'll probably chop from the bottom rather than take off the air box and PCM.

I'll see how it goes come this weekend.

 

[Joe'sSHO]

Yeah, I meant chop off the head of the bolt i.e. the part you're putting the socket on. Once the head is off you can push the bolt up and take it out through the little access hole. You won't have to do anything with the airbox and PCM IIRC. Maybe I'm not explaining this whole process too well. Someone else wanna give it go? I wish I could post some pics for you of exactly what I'm talking about. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.