bad puppy fixed..my bad red belly still not fixed!!

[L DC]

True to explanation # 2.

"- I'm not sure what shape the subframe bolts/nuts are
in . . .good chance of stripping the hidden nuts or
breaking off the bolt."

The front most, driver side subframe nut, hidden
inside the chasis of my '85 VW QSW, got either
stripped or scored when I removed it. The screw was
literally rust welded to the hidden nut as well as the
metal part of the bushing it runs through.

When I tried to screw the bolt back in following a
clutch job, it wouldn't screw in. So it got literally
screwed, or should I say unscrewed.

I still have to fix it!!

I can only think of 3 ways of fixing it:

1. Screw a bottoming tap in the hidden nut

OR

2. Weld a long enough threaded bolt on to the hidden
nut that would run through the bushing to which a
second nut can be screwed.

3. Drill a hole in the chasis to R&R the hidden nut
but would this cause some structural liability?

How the heck did they install that hidden nut inside
the chasis?

I looked and looked around the area and did not see
any access to R&R the hidden nut.

Any input is trully appreciated, as always.

-Regards,

'85 QSW with spanking new RED hue oil pan, hence The
Red Belly.


Louis



--- SJ <syljay at optonline.net> wrote:

> From: "thejimrose" <thejimrose at gmail.com>
> To: <syljay at optonline.net>; <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 11:58 AM
> Subject: re: bad puppy fixed..
> 
> 
> > congrats. but, wouldnt it have been about the same
> work to replace the
> pan?
> 
> *****
> 1. I would have to drop the front half of the
> subframe
>     - the car is 16 years old, and was used for
> skiing in the winter . .
> .lotsa rust
>     - I'm not sure what shape the subframe
> bolts/nuts are in . . .good
> chance of stripping the hidden nuts or breaking off
> the bolt
> 
> 2. I havent found a good explanation for getting at
> the rear oil pan bolts,
> which are covered by the subframe and the tranny.
> Something to do with
> looking thru holes in the clutch housing and lining
> up flywheel holes. I
> havent found a pix of this set up.
> I may go under the car and rotate the engine to see
> what the hell that is
> all about.
> 
> 3. As an experiment, cleaning and painting/patching
> the oil pan in situ was
> the least risky and fastest option to get the car on
> the road again.
> 
> I had a spare oil pan ready . .had it cleaned and
> zinc etched . .and ready
> for paint. Then the wire the oil pan was suspended
> on let go. The oil pan
> hit the floor. The oil bung popped out.
> 
> So here I am . . .screwed . . . with a clean oil pan
> and detached oil bung.
> 
> I'll have to find someone who can tack weld the bung
> without distorting the
> surrounding metal on which the copper wash makes a
> seal. It might be cheaper
> to just buy another used oil pan.
> 
> Thats the story of why the pan was not swapped out .
> . . and I'm sticking to
> it!
> 
> 
> SJ
> 85 Dodge PU, D-250, 318, auto
> 85 Audi 4k - - sold but still on the road
> 88 Audi 5kq
> 90 Audi 100q
> 
> 
> 
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