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I have found an alternative method to get a replacement nut inside the subframe. Upon countless hours of researching this engineering nightmare I decided to pull the carpet up and see if I could go from top down to area. When I pulled the carpet up and the foam/rubber padding up that is under brake pedal I found an access hole that is under the sound deadening material. Here is where it gets tricky, you have to enlarge this cutout as there is another plate above the nut that appears to be not as important as subframe itself. This plate has a small hole for the bolt to have more clearance but that is it. After enlarging the access hole to give myself some more room I was able to cut a small section of the other plate out so I could get the old welded nut/bolt(what was left) out. I then ordered grade 10.9 metric bolts and nuts from Fastenal. It worked great and I didn't compromise the main subframe structure.
Figured some pictures of what the problem is might help someone else if they are searching for a solution. This is the passenger side rear control arm bolt/nut. In my case the bolt seized to the bushing sleeve so when unscrewing the bolt it stayed stuck in the sleeve and drove the nut up until it bent the retaining ears and let the nut turn freely. I used a grinder with a cut off wheel to cut out the sleeve and bolt. I looked at going through the floor as in the previous post and decided that would be a hassle with no room to work if the bolt or nut had to be cut out. To do again I'd do this hole saw through the side in a heartbeat. The slug that came out was welded back in place.
Is there a way to specify the picture rotation?
