The Hamsterball

Hey,

Okay, I searched for alot of different variations of "Crossmember" (Crossmember, Front Crossmember, Crossmember removal).

I found 3 threads and they were not that helpful for the problem I am having.

Okay, I am doing the front crossmember replacement on my S13. I have an engine hoist that is supporting the motor, and a full socket/ratchet/toolset. No air tools though. I also got a 10'' 1/2'' drive socket extension. This extension was what I was using until I came up with a horrible problem.

As some of you know, the crossmember is the big suspension piece that you jack your car up with, it supports the engine mounts. I have to take mine off.


Well, on the exact part of the crossmember (underneath the crossmember) where you see a thread sticking out with a stupid nut on it (it's on the part of the crossmember that has the engine mount on it), I tried to take that bolt off.

It's soo hard getting leverage on that one nut, and it's even harder for the left side engine mount nut, I tried my best to hold it straight and loosen it.

It didn't work, and the nut got kind of stripped.


Can anybody go more in-depth (than the other threads) as to how you get that damn bolt off?
I'm thinking of buying another new thread/nut from the dealership ($6) and drilling/chizelling this shit off.

Can anybody describe what exactly they had to do when swapping their crossmember?

I'm having too much trouble :*(

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White '90 S13 Fastback (SOLD in '07)