Broken Tranny support Bolt

[dante2699@yahoo.com]

I was pullin out my transmission on my 97 Subaru Legacy GT and one of the tranny support bolt snap loose. Now I can get the bolt off bcuz its seal in a casing. Wondering how can I get it off? I know I will probably hav to cut it. But I will hav to take it to the shop so they can weld it or sumthin, right? Could you please help me out. Thx.

[rmb2485]

Post a picture of the broken off bolt so we can see exactly what's going on.

[dante2699@yahoo.com]

Ok herre are acouple of pix.

[rmb2485]

I'm still trying to understand what's going on...

The bolt in your pictures is just spinning?

Can you see the other side of the bolt from inside the car?

How about a picture of the other side of the car, where you already got the bolt out?

[dante2699@yahoo.com]

Yes the bolt is spinning. And the other end is in an enclosed case. Which I can't get too. I can cut the bolt. But thats not goin to do no good.

The other side is fine. I will get other pic of it.

[rmb2485]

A pic will confirm, but there must be either a weldnut or a nutsert on the other end of that bolt. Either way, its apparently come loose from the body and you're in for some fun.

You could try pounding some wedges between the crossmember and body to try and get enough pressure on the nut to hold it in place while you continue to turn the bolt out. Pound in a wedge, turn the bolt until it starts to spin again, pound the wedge in more, turn the bolt, etc. This may work, but its not fun and you still have no way to get the old nut out no easy way to put a new nut and bolt in.

I'd skip that mess and cut a one inch or so hole in the floor above the bolt to gain access to it from the top. Then you can probably just cut the bolt head off, pull the other half of the bolt out through the new hole and use a new nut and bolt to put everything back together. Throw a rubber plug in the hole and replace the carpet and you'll never know the hole is there.

[dante2699@yahoo.com]

Yeah. I think I will do the cuttin. That wedgin does sound fun and I don't feel like gettin anymore pissed off. lol. Thanks.

[rmb2485]

Pos some pics when you do this...

[dante2699@yahoo.com]

Will do