Fuel tank crossmember whoas!

[Yamafan1]

So I had to replace the clutch on my 02 Cummins quad cab, 4x4, short bed and I removed the fuel tank crossmember. All four of the bolts holding the crossmember to the frame snapped off flush with the frame and I was wondering if anyone else had this issue and what they did to fix it. Seems like there is a welded nut in the enclosure of the frame. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[GReed]

Haven't heard of that happening. They must be pretty rusted. You might try some Kroil, soak the bolts for a day or so, then try a left hand drill bit or an easy out to get the stubs out.

 

[Mschuman88]

Happened to me actually when working on my fuel pump.

I had to use some nice cobalt bits and go slow to drill out the old studs.

I just replaced the hardware with some nice grade 8 stuff. Still a pain.

Have to love the rust belt!

Haven't heard of that happening. They must be pretty rusted. You might try some Kroil, soak the bolts for a day or so, then try a left hand drill bit or an easy out to get the stubs out.