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Spun the rear subframe bolts, advice needed



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bren172

ClioSport Club Member
  clio 172
As in the title, all 4 of my mother flipping subframe bolts have spun today. Has anyone got any ideas? I can see access to the front but the rears make me want to set the car on fire.
Packed everything up and came inside to chill.
I've tried searching on here but I'm s**t at finding info.
Any help and advice on the topic would be appreciated
 
SharpyClio

SharpyClio

ClioSport Club Member
bren172 said:
As in the title, all 4 of my mother flipping subframe bolts have spun today. Has anyone got any ideas? I can see access to the front but the rears make me want to set the car on fire.
Packed everything up and came inside to chill.
I've tried searching on here but I'm s**t at finding info.
Any help and advice on the topic would be appreciated
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Rear bolts on the front subframe? You can get to them with a swan neck spanner, mine had all spun and it wasn’t that bad a job once I got the spanner.
 
Djw John

Djw John

Scotland - South
ClioSport Area Rep
You can get to them from the other side, the engine bay side.

Try to break the captives off totally and remove them then you can get onto the nuts properly
 
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bren172

ClioSport Club Member
  clio 172
Maybe mine are covered in so much crap I couldn't see the access you two are on about
 
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bren172

ClioSport Club Member
  clio 172
Tried everything, still cannot get them to unwind. One of the front bolts and rear bolts have good enough access to now cut, but the other front is just spinning, can't get anything to keep the nut side still, then the other rear bolt is the exact same problem
 
Mr Underhill

Mr Underhill

ClioSport Club Member
During my resto, the rear nearside bolt on my subframe was so badly mangled, I ended up taking the engine out - well that was my excuse anyway. It gave me better access. You should be able to grind the head off the rear bolts from underneath. The fronts are inside the subframes iirc so more difficult. Heat and long nosed mole grips are your friend in these situations. 🙏🤞🏻

If you’ve got the nuts so far off, try retightening them up again. Penetrating oil it to death, loosen off, retighten, loosen off. Difficult to say without seeing how bad they are.
 
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bren172

ClioSport Club Member
  clio 172
I'll be on it again in the morning as long as it's sunny.
Can't wait to get it off. I'll give an update tomorrow.
Thanks to everyone for the advice
 
Martin_172

Martin_172

ClioSport Club Member
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DaveL485

ClioSport Club Member
  21T, 9T, Meglio, V6
Chop the heads off the bolts, drop the subframe off, cut the bolt shafts down, then pull the remainder out the other side.

You'll need new bolts and nuts obvs.
 
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