Broken factory body mount

[USN X]

So I was doing my body lift and on the last one of course the bolt head snaps clean off the mount, idk if this has happened to any of you at all but it's the mount for the rear on the left side and I have no idea how to get this thing out maybe someone can shed some light or give me an idea

You can see there where the bolt head has snapped and I can get most of the other blocks in until it starts to catch on that and raise the whole truck up instead of just the body.

I'll get better pictures later if you guys want to see more

 

[drbandkgb]

man thats nasty.. Thats the worst part of the BL anyways.. That bolt is hard to line back up..
Seems like someone was able to get to in from the top once

 

[granitex]

If you look at the end of the frame you will see a slot of sorts, the nut that is holding that bolt is up in there. spray some pb blaster on that nut to help break the bond. You can try welding a new nut on the end of the broken bolt to get a wrench on. The Welding does two things, first and formost it gives you something to grab, secondary the heat of the welding helps to break the rust bond that has developed.

 

[granitex]

If you do happen to break the nut free on the inside of the frame it is not the end of the world, you can get a new nut in position to run the bolt up into.

 

[SAKS]

Man does that look familiar.

 

[granitex]

why yes it do.

 

[USN X]

Would you think I can get it from the cargo area?

 

[USN X]

Glad I'm not the only one that has had this, how did you guys end up fixing it?

 

[granitex]

no it is inside the frame, if you did go through the cargo area it is going to be a big hole to fix, with another big hole under it to fix.

 

[USN X]

So how did you guys end up fixing it?
I don't think I have enough bolt showing to weld anything to it, we're gonna have to get really creative here lol

 

[granitex]

pick up that side of the truck and cut it out, the higher that you cut it the better. After you cut the bolt you will have to either drill it out, or break the nut loose

 

[USN X]

Would it matter a lot if I cut through the bushing that's there? I think that will be my best but is cut it still what's left out and than just use a regular nut if I mess up that anchor nut

 

[USN X]

After 2 broken wrenches and one extractor I'm running out of ideas I'm going to try and sawzall it off and see where that takes me, I'm super frustrated right now this is the last thing I need to do.

But than that leaves me with the piece of broken extractor stuck inside a little piece sticking out but not sure what to do I'm getting desperate

 

[Prime]

Now THAT is a breaker bar.

So it's the one all the way at the back drivers side?

 

[USN X]

Yeah haha we had to improvise a little. So after a trip to harbor freight for a sawzall an hour and a half later

We FINALLY cut it off. Now on to the next dilemma now we have to get that mount off and I'll probably have to order one from the dealership.

Unless you guys have any suggestions.

Looking on the website I need PN: 95510m

 

[USN X]

This is probably the worlds longest body lift

 

[USN X]

Update: so the anchor nut up top is broken, how in the hell do I get that out?

You can see on the second picture how the anchor nut is sitting, I don't want it just rattling around in there, so I have to get it out, and also would like to know how am I ever going to get another nut in there being closed off the way it is, I am desperate any extreme recommendations, or any at all will be GREATLY appreciated, many minds are better than just the 2 working on it lol

Thanks in advance guys!

 

[Cruecible]

Not sure how thick the nut is in relation to that opening, but I bet you could get an extendable magnet in there (with custom modifications) and pull it out Operation-esque style

 

[USN X]

Well the thing is. My fault for not mentioning but the anchor nut and he whole base it was attached on came off, like the rust got underneath it and the whole thing came off it was barely hanging on.

 

[Cruecible]

Hmmmm.... I don't have any experience with installing the body lift, as mine already had it installed. But, if it's really FUBAR'd in there, maybe you can cut out a section of it and have a welder fab it back on there. With how much I wish I had a welding buddy close to me, it might behoove me at some point to just learn how to do it and get a small setup for welding in my garage.

 

[USN X]

That's exactly what I was thinking, I have a couple friends here with welder so shouldn't be an issue, I just want this thing up and done already.

 

[Cruecible]

I bet man, there's nothing much worse than having one annoying thing preventing the rig from being driven. Hopefully it gets all buttoned back up soon

 

[USN X]

Hopefully man, it's been down for 8 weeks now lol lets say I took on wayyyyy too much work at once, it was my first lift, or ever working on a 4x4 for that matter, but I didn't cut any corners there.

It will probably be done end of July since I go out to sea the 22nd till late July

 

[TJTJ]

Yeah, when the mounts rust out, they'll either break on you just driving around, or on the trail, etc...so, you'll end up fixing them anyway...might was well be a planned event.



This is also one reason I start spraying PB Blaster every other day for a week or more before I even touch a rusty part...it saves so many of these rust welded nightmares.

If its so rusted its going to break off, no, even PB Blaster is not going to make it whole again...its just toast.

Its a lot like the UCA and camber bolts. Around here, the camber bolts are typically so rust welded, we just order the new bolts and washers, etc...and don't start the job until we have the new ones in hand.

Ironically, on my 2001 and 2004, they came off with pre-spraying and no sawzall...but, its not the way to bet.

 

[USN X]

You are right there TJ! I would rather take care of it now than on the trail or driving somewhere. I mean it would have been nice to not do it at all BUT working on cars it never seems to go that way [emoji1]

This was one of those bolts that no amount of PB could ever save. I sprayed it like a month in advance.

I had the same exact issue with my control arms [emoji38] and I'm in California lol I never expected this thing to be so rusted, well visually it's not, but these bolts sure are.

The sawzall has saved my rear so many times lol

But things like this going wrong will just make me appreciate the end result that much more.

On a side note I ordered the body mount from my local dealer and will be here tomorrow at only $34 bucks, can't really complain there.

 

[USN X]

Update: so the dealership part I ordered ended up being the wrong one, the parts breakdown I seen was I guess backwards and I ordered the one for the very front, the one for the rear I need is apparently discontinued. They were however able to source the part number for me which was enough to put it into google and find it there, so I got it for $54 shipped. If you guys want the part number Let me know.

 

[USN X]

So I got an email from the company that supposedly sold the part and it is also unavailable so I'm guessing I'm SOL on that mount bushing, I'm thinking I may just have to take it to a machine shop and have the bolt that's stuck in there drilled out if possible.

If you guys have any other ideas let me know please.

Worst come worst I'll try junkyard but that will be a pain in the rear to try to get from there and still run the risk of running into the same problem.

 

[Prime]

I was going to say junk yard. Might be your best bet.