Control arm replacement pickle

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Aaron Young, May 16, 2024.

  1. Aaron Young

    Aaron Young Junior Member

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    Hi. We were trolacing the control arm on the passenger side. And while trying to drop the subframe to remove a bolt out of the lower passenger control arm, the head of the bolt snapped. We were able to get an easy out in it with a bit of progress until the easy out snapped. After tons of drilling we broke the housing that the bolt screws into. Question: is it safe to drill a hole into the circled area just to fit a nut to be able to attach a new bolt? Or will that greatly compromise the integrity of the main frame?
     

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  2. Tombukt2

    Tombukt2 Senior Member

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    Looks like you'll be okay with that try to drill the smallest whole possible even if you have to tap the bolt through with a hammer gently Just keep it as tight as possible and then of course you'll be able to stick your finger or a magnet in there and move it around and get it lined up with your bolt coming through and should be good to go I should outlast the car You know we have to do stuff like this on other cars sometimes when we're putting on towing receivers.
     
    #2 Tombukt2, May 16, 2024
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