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[Skavinski]

Hi to All,
I've just removed the rear subframe from the Wife's '73 Leyland, in the process two of the bolts have sheared off, lower one on each side of the forward mounts.
Tried to remove said bolts afterwards and the "captive" nuts within the transverse sill (don't know the correct term for this panel)are no longer captive and are loose inside the sill !!
Is there an easy fix solution that anyone knows of or is the best way forward to replace this panel ??
Any help will be most appreciated.

Edited by Skavinski, 02 September 2007 - 02:30 PM.

[Scruffs]

Hi to All,
I've just removed the rear subframe from the Wife's '73 Leyland, in the process two of the bolts have sheared off, lower one on each side of the forward mounts.
Tried to remove said bolts afterwards and the "captive" nuts within the transverse sill (don't know the correct term for this panel)are no longer captive and are loose inside the sill !!
Is there an easy fix solution that anyone knows of or is the best way forward to replace this panel ??
Any help will be most appreciated.

Same thing happened to me...pain isn't it?

I had the sills off soon afterwards though so could get to them pretty easy...

Can you weld? Maybe the best course would be to make up a little repair panel with a nut welded to the back of it, neatly cut a small area around the lower hole then butt-weld this into place with some sort of makeshift jig (or subframe...) to get it in the right place. You'd need to grind the panel flat again so it faces up with the mount proper-like. You should be able to fish the old captive nut out while the hole's there too...

[not so mini dan]

You dont even have to do that Scruffs, all you do is what i did which is use a step drill to drill out the old whole and nut then weld in a new nut into the whole youve created and smooth it down.

[Scruffs]

good call

Did you use the bracket to jig it in the right place or just eyeball it?

I guess the old captive bugger'll just drop out a vent eventually anyway!

[not so mini dan]

I had minidave give me a hand and he used the bracket and a hammer

[lil'jack]

Ive had the same with one and i had the advantage that the sill needed replacing so not a problem, but the easy way is as posted, drill a hole in the sill and put new nuts on. with the hole being drilled and made by you when it comes the mot time it can not be failed for corrosion as it was you that drilled the hole and to help stop water and C**p getting in just plug it with a gromet.

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[Scruffs]

I think the idea was to drill out the hole the captive nut was sat the other side of. Then weld a new nut in that hole and grind it flat...?

[Skavinski]

Sound advice Guys,
Yeh, embiggen (Simpsons word!) the hole out to accomodate a new nut and weld it in, I could use the mount as a jig.
Thanks to all responses, this was my first posting, well impressed with the replies.
Stay safe,
Skavinski

Edited by Skavinski, 05 September 2007 - 08:58 AM.