1G Stripped Bolt on Crossmember

[JayB12]

Okay, I Started to notice some noise coming from my engine bay area which quickly accelerated into loud banging. When letting out the clutch or hitting the gas hard the car would just bang really loud. So I crawled under my car and saw that orange rusty dust around the rear bolt for my cross member. I figured it had rattled loose so i tried to tighten it and it just spins around and doesn't get any tighter.. The banging must have stripped it out. How is the best way to fix this, and prevent it from happening again? Do i need to drill it out and tap it for a larger bolt or is there another way to fix this?

 

[livedsm4g63]

Psh weld it

Try tapping it first, if that doesnt work then drill and tap a bigger hole.

 

[Colt4G63 also]

Put a nut behind it.

 

[livedsm4g63]

Put a nut behind it.

Adding weight?

 

[funcar]

I would drill out and re tap to next bolt size. As long as there is enough meat to do so. Now if you drill clearnace and use a nut on the back side that would work also and have a benefit of cutting apart easy if ever froze up. Helicoils are good too but more cost unless you already have the tap and coils.

 

[Colt4G63 also]

Adding weight?

I have a nut behind mine. Maybe that's why my car weighs 2950 with no fuel.

Hey wait a minute! A larger diameter bolt at that length, would weigh as much if not more than a nut.