joey b Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 They seem to like to bolt where the crossmember meets the strut tower. Any suggestion on an easy way to remove these bolts or simply replace the functionality of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted January 29, 2008 Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 They seem to like to bolt where the crossmember meets the strut tower. Any suggestion on an easy way to remove these bolts or simply replace the functionality of it? what? you maen the studs mounted to the strut assembly and going thru the body? or??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey b Posted January 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2008 nice typo I had there... or something. Yeah, exactly as you stated. The bolt broke where the crossmember meets the body at the tower. The single bolt. I've had 2 of the heads shear right off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 can you possibly post a pic or so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 drill them out and re-tap the hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I'm still lost on what the hell your talking about. Our cars don't have crossmembers. Correct me if I'm wrong but crossmembers are used on undercarriages to keep torsional twist down on the uni-body, frame, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I think he means those black bars in the engine bay. Whatever they are called Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I think he means those black bars in the engine bay. Whatever they are called OHHHHH. Those things. Mine got stuck on the '94. I ended up using those bolt round off things. Just make sure to use anti-seize. Those bolts go right into the wheel well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRONDOG442 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Those are what I call support bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRONDOG442 Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 A cross member on my 442 is where the transmission bolts to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 The two bolts at the bottom on my Lumina come out, but the single one on the strut tower is rusted in the hole lol..whenever I have to move it I just swivel it over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 I am still awaiting a better definition or pic. If you are talking about the reinforcing "strut" bars that go between the fender wells and the radiator support... Press 1 now. If you are talking about where the suspension strut tower is attached to the body and held thru where a vert STB would be... Press 2 now. If you can only speak spanish... hang up and don't call here again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey b Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 it is the first. The bars that attach near the radiator and extend back to the strut tower. 1990Lumina knows exactly what I'm talking about. BTW, if you ever try to remove that bolt the head is likely to snap off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 it is the first. The bars that attach near the radiator and extend back to the strut tower. 1990Lumina knows exactly what I'm talking about. BTW, if you ever try to remove that bolt the head is likely to snap off. are you talkng only about the bolt at the rear? I've probably broken 1000 of them. I've fixed a few, here's how: I grab a spare nut from my pile of parts, the specific nut is the same as used to hold the strut tower caps on. use one of those for now and replace it asap. I raise the car. From below I screw the nut onto the bolt shaft visible at the top of the wheel well... and torque it tight. Then spray pb blaster on the bolt. I will then drill into the busted bolt and try to eat away at it, without harming the car body. that's a bit of work being a grade 8990890803 bolt. YOur goal is to eat out most of the middle of the shaft to a depth of about 1/4 of an inch. Now... get your B F breakerbar and tighten that nut you stuck on earlier. I put all my weight on a 3 foot breaker bar... thats like 300+lb feet of torque. This will force the nut to tighten on the sold part of the bolt shaft and cause the top to stretch where you have already weakened it with drilling. Sometimes it all pops out, or it snaps and leaves you with a couple chunks of metal remaining. I clear the hole out with a small screwdriver and a hammer of more drilling as needed.... and have been successful in every attempt thus far. when I replace the bolt (with a good used one from a j/y car) I grease the hell out of it and screw it in and out a few times to chase and damaged threads How's that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfangd Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 mine was snpped off on the driver side when i bought mine. lol i punched it out through the bottom and used a nut and bolt for a fix. lots of grease though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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