mwills Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I have 98 forester. I've broken and replaced a few rear sway bar brackets on each side a few times now. I was trying to replace a newly broken one yesterday and one of the captive nuts holding the bracket broke loose in the uni-body. I've read about a few fixes including drilling a hole in the floor above the nut to get a wrench on it from the top-side. Anyone have any good experience to share? thanks for the input matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureSubaru Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 That's what I had to do on my old Impreza. I cut a square out of the top with a cutting disc and clamped it with vice grips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwills Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 Did some measuring and got started with a few holes in the top layer from the trunk side. The interior stuff comes out easy enough. Noticed there's a second horizontal layer of sheet metal within the unibody rail. So, I got one hole thru that and can't find the captured nut. Not quite as easy as hoped. Time to drill out the problem bolt from below. I need a bit more coffee and time for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I was never able to find mine from up top either (different bolt and car). There were multiple layers and folds making it very ambiguous and challenging. I cut a lot and gave up and went from underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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