Upper Radiator Mount Problem...

mustangmarty

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Central Texas
TDI
1996 Passat Wagon TDI
While working on the AC, I removed the data plate above the radiator for better access to the AC line under it. The bolt on the drivers side of that data plate I found out is also the upper radiator mount bolt. Now when I go to bolt it back in place, the bolt isn’t catching any threads. I thought maybe the threads are just stripped out. So I took the passenger side upper radiator support bolt out to see what it should look like down there. Well same thing happened. It screwed out fine, but when I go to screw it back in, it doesn’t catch any threads now either. I expected to see a fallen nut down inside the upper radiator mount, but I don’t see anything down there on either side. Anyone got experience with this?
 
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