Needing Some Crossmember help
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Car: 1989 Firebird
Engine: N2O 355CID
Transmission: T-56
Needing Some Crossmember help
ok, i was backing out of work today and my foot slipped off the clutch and got the awfullest case of wheel hop i have ever witnessed. well it bent the crossmember and pulled a single 1/2" bolt and nut holding the crossmember instead of the 2 3/8" crossmember threads that stick out of the frame because those were snapped off by the previous owner, well now the crossmember is just hanging there and it's making the tranny jump around when i accelerate, kinda like when a tranny mount is broke. is there any way of fixing this? are the factory threads able to be replaced or am i up the creek without a paddle? heres a few pics of what im talking about
this was the only bolt holding the driving side of the crossmember up
this was the only bolt holding the driving side of the crossmember up
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i hate to say it but you are going to have to muscle those broke off bolts out.....grab the torch and some vise grips and pray you get them out.
apparently using your own make shift bolt holes just doesnt work..especially when you use ONE BOLT!
apparently using your own make shift bolt holes just doesnt work..especially when you use ONE BOLT!
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Easiest way is probably to hole-saw a small hole in th efloor pan right above it, cut or otherwise remove the wasted factory nut, and weld a new one on the inside of the "frame"; then use a plastic hole plug or something to cover the access hole you made. Do all 4 while you're at it.
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Car: 1989 Firebird
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Originally posted by StaticVertigo
i hate to say it but you are going to have to muscle those broke off bolts out.....grab the torch and some vise grips and pray you get them out.
apparently using your own make shift bolt holes just doesnt work..especially when you use ONE BOLT!
i hate to say it but you are going to have to muscle those broke off bolts out.....grab the torch and some vise grips and pray you get them out.
apparently using your own make shift bolt holes just doesnt work..especially when you use ONE BOLT!
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Car: 1989 Firebird
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from the looks of it, they must of drilled a hole in the center between the bolt holes. i have no clue how it held this long, some people dont buy these cars to putt around it. i may have to take it to my neighbors garage and let him mess with it since he has a torch and evertyhing.
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