Originally posted by touredon:
I have this exact problem on my driver rear, front SF mount.
The nut inside the body just spins, and I can't get the bolt to properly tighten.
What I did is, I drilled a small hole (10mm) in from the side, and was able to get enough on it to tighten the bolt enough for only 1/4" gap between SF and body.
Now my goal is to drill the hole out a little larger and get the nut tacked welded to the body, so I can tighten the bolt properly.

Isn't this a pathetic way to design a mount?
If you're gonna make something totaly inaccessable wouldnt ya wanna make sure it'll never break?!?





I agree - pretty pathetic design.

I was able to get access to the bolt through the inside of the car. I only took me 20 mins or so per side - pretty easy.

Pull up carpet (push to a side), cut and peel back insolation (you'll see a recessed rectangular area (4"x3" approx.), cut through thin tarboard and you'll see a grated area exposed to the cavity where the nut is. Cut two of the grills and stick a 13/16 wrench onto it (or 21mm).

P.S. I'll have to do up a little step by step with pics of this, as there seems to be little info on this site regarding accessing these SF nuts.

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