Hello! I had swerving issues with the car lately and found out that the bolt that holds the LCA to the cross member came undone. After taking it apart, I found out that the nut inside the cross member cam off its welds. I was able to get the nut back on and torqued the bolt back (40lbs). My question is, will I still need to replace the cross member? I am thinking since the nut is not fixed without it welded on, my alignment will change whenever I hit a pot hole for example. Thanks!

 

Would be safer to swap out ur crossmember asap. you really dont want your LCA coming loose when you are on the highway or during spirited driving. Just find a quality used crossmember and swap it out.

 

Can anybody attest that cross members are sturdy parts? An affordable one is to buy one from the junk yard and I'm always apprehensive in buying suspension components at the yard due to the fact it might be bent. New cross member from slhondaparts.com is $440+

 

cant you just weld it back?

 

Unfortunately no, the cross member is welded closed there is only a small access hole where using a tweezers and a telescopic maganetic pickup tool, I was able to position the nut and screw it back to the bolt.

here's a pic of what I'm talking about.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1302761

 

ok gotcha

 

well what i did was mine was get a die gridner and a carbide bit ah i use for porting... and i opened the hole big enough for me to use a box end wrench.... that way i alwyas knew it was really tight.

 

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Do you have alignment issues/problems? I'm thinking since the nut is not permanently secure onto the inside of the cross member, it will move when you hit a pot hole for example.

 

welll no i didn;t really have alignment issudes..... i just torqued the hell out of it !