In the process of prepping for a clutch replacement I found that the two front motor mounts are junk. Trying to remove the two bolts that attach the mounts to the frame, something broke off inside the frame. It feels like the bolt screws into a blind nut that has been welded to the frame and the nut has broken off. Anyone have any experience in how to attach the new motor mount with these blind nuts broken off? It also looks like the only way to remove the mount now is to cut off the bolts. Wonderful Wisconsin winters and all the salt on the roads probably corroded the bolt to the nut making it impossible to remove. Thanks for any help you guys might have....

 

You need to be spraying everything with PB Blaster if you aren't already.

Sorry to hear...seems a bit unusual to me.

Those are hardened bolts, have fun cutting them off

 

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Dremmels are a man's best friend! A word of warning... if you're gonna cut using a dremmel (or any other rotary cutting tool) beware of sparks if you've already sprayed heavily with some Blaster, cuz it's highly flamable! I know from experience tryna get a stubborn brake line offa my friend's car so we could replace with steel braided ones.