[Shotimes] Front Pass Side SF Nut

[cmichaelo@optonline.net]

I have not done this myself, but why can't you take the AC accumulator out?

That should give you enough room to get things done.

Btw, do you have the recall SF nuts or the OEM nuts?  It sound like you have the stock nuts.

FWIW, if you do have the recall kit, which I also have, the following procedure may help you.

When I installed the recall SF kit I had a similar problem on the front pass corner. The nut would just turn around with the bolt forever.

I ended up designing a wrench with a pair of long metal wires attached at each end. 

I then dropped the tool into the subframe through big hole next to the AC accumulator.

Once the tool was in there, there are enough other holes to move it around and fit it over the nut. Then once you start turning the bolt, the nut piece will stay put.


Michael
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----- Original Message -----
From: frank.sappy@comcast.net
Date: Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:44 am
Subject: [Shotimes] Front Pass Side SF Nut

> Was in the final steps to completing clutch.  Was putting in the 
> last sub frame bolt which was the front passenger side.  Had the 
> bolt started but it was going in very hard so I backed it out and 
> was going to reinstall it.  In the process I pushed the SF nut off 
> the retaining hook or whatever it's called.  
> 
> I understand I need to put the nut back on the retaining pin.  Is 
> there a trick to loosening that AC accumulator with the subframe 
> in position.  It wasn't bad when the SF was out of the car and I 
> had to remove the broken bolt.  But now with the SF in place I'm 
> just not seeing any good way to go about this.  I really don't 
> want to take SF off again. 
> 
> As someone mentioned on the SHOForum I thought about drilling a 
> hole and using a screwdriver to hold nut in place but am concerned 
> about having the nut not sitting flat (I don't want it sitting on 
> the retaining pin).  Any thoughts?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Frank S. 
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