Not that engine mount, the other one

[greasyfingers]

Just did a timing belt replacement on my 03 wagon. A job I did several times on my old Mk 4, first time on this one. I was very careful whilst torquing the bolts on the hanging mount because I've stripped that before. This time, one of the bolts from the mount to the fender stripped out of the frame. I didn't think it was possible. This is at least the third belt replacement on this car, though, so maybe one of the previous mechanics really hit it with the air wrench. I just have hand tools and a body limited to special fighting move: cutting remark.

It's hard to see in there because of the engine and mounts. Is there enough metal down there to helicoil that hole? By feel, it's a pretty small tube. In an ideal universe, of course, I'd pull the drive train and weld in a nut, but I'm not doing that and I can't weld.

I appreciate any thoughts.

-Shalyn

 

[agent_jwa]

Dang that sucks, if the captive nut is like the ones in the subframe they do not have much wall thickness. I'm not sure if they are actually welded or just glued on like the subframe nuts.

One thing you could do is break the nut off the inside and install a rivnut. It adds about the thickness of a washer on the topside of the frame rail but you could just add a washer under the other bolts as well just to keep the mount flat.

Hopefully somebody else knows if those nuts are welded or glued.

 

[mittzlepick]

Reread. Nut in body maybe fill with weld and drill and tap. Using the mount and one bolt in with centering drift type punch to get it located.im sure they are welded havent come across anything glued on mk4 bodywise anyway that would cost tme on assy line when a robot a can zap a nut on and sendit