Rear Subframe Captive Nuts
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I had exactly the same problem ( partly my fault as I was being impatient and tried to use an impact gun to take the first one out... - don't do that! lol )
As others have said. The only solution is to cut the bolt off then remove the sub-frame so you can then trim off the rest of the bolt sticking out, then ( with a lot of swearing ) extract the captive nut and spring clip from the hole. After that it was a simple matter of getting it hot ( blow torch ) and it came apart easily.
Many thanks to Steven B for confirming that it was actually possible to remove the bolt in this manner.
My brake pipes were shot too - and not just where they were visible with the car fully assembled.
As others have said. The only solution is to cut the bolt off then remove the sub-frame so you can then trim off the rest of the bolt sticking out, then ( with a lot of swearing ) extract the captive nut and spring clip from the hole. After that it was a simple matter of getting it hot ( blow torch ) and it came apart easily.
Many thanks to Steven B for confirming that it was actually possible to remove the bolt in this manner.
My brake pipes were shot too - and not just where they were visible with the car fully assembled.
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I had exactly the same problem ( partly my fault as I was being impatient and tried to use an impact gun to take the first one out... - don't do that! lol )
As others have said. The only solution is to cut the bolt off then remove the sub-frame so you can then trim off the rest of the bolt sticking out, then ( with a lot of swearing ) extract the captive nut and spring clip from the hole. After that it was a simple matter of getting it hot ( blow torch ) and it came apart easily.
Many thanks to Steven B for confirming that it was actually possible to remove the bolt in this manner.
My brake pipes were shot too - and not just where they were visible with the car fully assembled.
As others have said. The only solution is to cut the bolt off then remove the sub-frame so you can then trim off the rest of the bolt sticking out, then ( with a lot of swearing ) extract the captive nut and spring clip from the hole. After that it was a simple matter of getting it hot ( blow torch ) and it came apart easily.
Many thanks to Steven B for confirming that it was actually possible to remove the bolt in this manner.
My brake pipes were shot too - and not just where they were visible with the car fully assembled.
takes like 2 hours max
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Another way may be easier, or better
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DefaultI managed to remove the bolts from the front subframe mounts. I don’t think it would have been possible without the induction heater. Thankfully, when I originally attempted to remove them I paused thankfully not damaging the nut ‘clip’ too much.
The heater got the exposed part of the bolt cherry red, after that it was a doddle.
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DefaultI managed to remove the bolts from the front subframe mounts. I don’t think it would have been possible without the induction heater. Thankfully, when I originally attempted to remove them I paused thankfully not damaging the nut ‘clip’ too much.
The heater got the exposed part of the bolt cherry red, after that it was a doddle.
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