Rear subframe captive nut spinning

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Originally Posted by David Lawrence

No because it had sheared off. I think there were a few places where it was still stuck on but from memory I believe i was able to knock them off with a large screwdriver.

Ah, I see - thanks.

The reason I ask is that one of the captive nuts on my subframe (a new one) started to spin when I did a 'trial run' off the car. The cage is made too weakly and it distorts as you torque up the bolt - the flat part of the captive nut forces it out of the way and that's what causes the nut to spin.

I managed to straighten the cage by levering it back into shape and it held on a second test, but I'm not certain it'll do so again. Do you think I could get the subframe & all 4 arms onto the car if the arm with the dodgy cage is already fully torqued up to 89ft-lb/120Nm?

That way I'd know it was ok before I refit the subframe.