Trans Bolt Holes 3rd Gen Camaro

Mark Yacavone · 06-17-2016, 06:12 PM

Drill it out clean
Put the nut-sert in the hole and tack the lip 2,3 spots.
Grind flush.
Pull the insert down with a washer and bolt.

brian schuetta · 06-21-2016, 08:20 AM

Ok to get a better idea of what was inside the frame I put a drill through the bolt hole from the bottom and through the floor, of course I took out the front seat and rocker cover and moved the carpeting. Then took a 1 1/8"hole saw and cut a hole in the floor centered on the previously drilled hole from below. There it was but not what I expected it to look like. So now the nut is too far down the hole for my MIG welder tip to fit without opening up the hole larger. Will get back to it tonight when I get someone to try to screw a bolt in while I watch from above.

Dwight Southerland · 06-21-2016, 10:53 AM

You might be able to use a stick welder with a small rod and low amperage. All you want to do is secure the nut, right?

brian schuetta · 06-21-2016, 11:04 AM

Yes that's all Im trying to do. I guess I could borrow at stick welder, all I got at home is an old used MIG machine. BTW I never got to use those nickel rods to tack the oil pump pickup so maybe if I borrow a stick welder I could see how that works too.

06-17-2016, 06:12 PM	#1
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,823 Likes: 2,917 Liked 5,134 Times in 1,958 Posts	Re: Trans Bolt Holes 3rd Gen Camaro Drill it out clean Put the nut-sert in the hole and tack the lip 2,3 spots. Grind flush. Pull the insert down with a washer and bolt. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

06-21-2016, 08:20 AM	#2
brian schuetta Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: san antonio tx Posts: 259 Likes: 5 Liked 28 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Trans Bolt Holes 3rd Gen Camaro Ok to get a better idea of what was inside the frame I put a drill through the bolt hole from the bottom and through the floor, of course I took out the front seat and rocker cover and moved the carpeting. Then took a 1 1/8"hole saw and cut a hole in the floor centered on the previously drilled hole from below. There it was but not what I expected it to look like. So now the nut is too far down the hole for my MIG welder tip to fit without opening up the hole larger. Will get back to it tonight when I get someone to try to screw a bolt in while I watch from above.

06-21-2016, 10:53 AM	#3
Dwight Southerland VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Arkansas - In the middle of everything. Posts: 2,002 Likes: 64 Liked 783 Times in 195 Posts	Re: Trans Bolt Holes 3rd Gen Camaro You might be able to use a stick welder with a small rod and low amperage. All you want to do is secure the nut, right? __________________

06-21-2016, 11:04 AM	#4
brian schuetta Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: san antonio tx Posts: 259 Likes: 5 Liked 28 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Trans Bolt Holes 3rd Gen Camaro Yes that's all Im trying to do. I guess I could borrow at stick welder, all I got at home is an old used MIG machine. BTW I never got to use those nickel rods to tack the oil pump pickup so maybe if I borrow a stick welder I could see how that works too.