Mid 1980's square body cab mount bolts fix ?

[PAE]

Had to cut off the bolts as they just spun in the holes when attempting to remove them to swap crossmember below rear cab mounts.

Can turn them with a pipe wrench but need to access the area where the captive nut is caged and cut it loose.

Would like to be exact not ruin the back of seat area with multiple holes.

Thx

Found replacement body mounts

https://www.autozone.com/body-suspension-and-steering/body-mount-set/p/dorman-body-mount-set-924-010/254702_0_0?spps.s=6869&cmpid=LIA:US:EN:AD:NL:1000000:HRD:71700000060526742&gclid=CjwKCAjw3riIBhAwEiwAzD3TiaX-OpWJDVh2wTZRGXXqhwA6zZ-sm9vJfRpM_LF90YGm5hu9HSEf2RoCwrUQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[PAE]

I suppose no one has experienced the cab bolts breaking and or the captive nuts spinning ?

 

[Midget]

Only way I've seen/read is to use a hole saw and cut out above the nut. Then weld a new one in and weld the cutout back into the floor pan.

 

[PAToyota]

My '93 has plugs above the body mounts so you can get a wrench down in there.

 

[PAE]

My 84/85/86 has the (rear cab mounts) captive nuts up in a blind area most likely under a flat 6" or so wide front to back and about 60 inches long side to side.

Need to do some creative measuring and pick a hole saw size that is easily plugged with a electrical conduit box plug.

 

[Brian468]

You've gotta cut the sheet metal to access the captive nuts, it's been a minute since I've done this but I don't recall any other way.

 

[PAE]

Made a tool from a 7/8 bolt to drill up from underneath to make sure I have a point of reference so the holes are placed correctly.

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

Good deal.

 

[M92PV4U]

I'm missing how the ⅞ bolt works

 

[PAE]

It guides the drill bit, once its positioned on the cut off portion of the rusted up bolt.

I'm missing how the ⅞ bolt works

 

[M92PV4U]

It guides the drill bit, once its positioned on the cut off portion of the rusted up bolt.

So it slid over the cut off bolt?

 

[PAE]

Yes, only to align the drill bit that cuts thru the bolt to give indication of where to drill from the top.

As you can see from the pics my access hole was a bit larger than actually required but it did give useful clearance side to side.

Just need to measure from underneath to get proper place to drill on drivers side.

So it slid over the cut off bolt?