Subframe bushing mounts, now what?

[Thomas, Tom]

Cobram at juno.com <mailto:Cobram at juno.com>  said:
Some silicone and an exhaust holder and the new bushing slides right
in...nice.  Put the bolt in, lines right up with the nut in the frame.  HAND
tighten with ratcheting box end,  can hear the nut in frame clacking back
and forth.  Get bolt head up to big washer and F(*&, it just spins and
doesn't tighten.  Take the bolt out.....and the threads of the new bolt now
contain the wedges from the frame nut.  There is a small hole in the front
of the frame, where you can almost get your finger in, can't even feel the
nut.   

To which I respond:
I ran into this *exact* same problem.  I ended up getting a longer bolt and
a new nut (american) and you could just get the nut into that hole you
describe and hold it with an offset wrench and tighten down the new bolt.
This (as you can guess) was not easy.   I think I may have had to grind the
nut down a bit.  But, I finally got it to work and it's been all good for
50K miles.  I left the old nut in place (after I had stripped it
completely), and put the new nut on top.  Use the heavy-duty locktite, you
don't want to deal with this again.  

If you need more assistance, let me know.  

Tom E Thomas
Data Network Engineer | Project Manager
BadgerNet | BNS | DTM | DOA | State of Wisconsin
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