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Originally Posted by bubs
I attempted to do this job at the weekend. Wish i hadn't. On re-fitting, one of the bolts went in diagonally and my friend tried to do it up and now the thread is f'd up. Now my only car sits with the subframe completely off and trying to work out the best way to get a new bolt on  could my luck get any worse |
Could you drill the thread out and use a nut and bolt instead of the captive thread?
If you do decide to do that, make sure it is replaced with a nut and bolt of equivalent hardness.