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10-21-2014, 08:00 PM | #1 | |
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1999 G/A GT subframe issue...
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Major problem with Grandma's 99 GA GT. HO 3.4L, auto, 117K miles. 1st, apologies if I am mistaken about this part's name... I have scanned in a pic from the service manual to illustrate. Early in its life, this car was a rental. Sometime before 2003 it suffered undercarriage damage and the lower left front subframe was repaired with a non-factory weld. Now the weld has completely rusted through on the bottom and left (wheel) side, approximately where the red arrow is in the picture. The $1,000,000 question: Is it possible, if not practical, to remove this subframe from a "good" salvage vehicle and swap it for the damaged one? With a lot of PB Blast and patience it seems like the engine and transmission mounts and the lower control arms could be disconnected and the subframe could be dropped from below. I did try to convince her it was time to scrap it, but a fixed income prohibits a replacement car. Thanks for any helpful advice!!
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Re: 1999 G/A GT subframe issue...
Had it done on a '91 Regal after a curb hit. $200 CDN for the subframe.
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Re: 1999 G/A GT subframe issue...
ya they are all the same, couple hundred $$. just make sure its not rusted out.
Seen a lot of those this past year! Big enough i could get both hands in, very unsafe! ...and we wont even talk about the rusty brake lines.
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Re: 1999 G/A GT subframe issue...
I just removed the subframe in my 99 grand am (my steering rack broke off its mounts and the subframe is rusted to sh!t.
I have another GA for parts so no need for a salvage yard there, but I did ask in a salvage yard and they said $100 CAD. It's not difficult to do once you figure it out, but it does take some time and patience (especially with the damn plastic clips and fasteners). Now that I know how to do it, it should take me about 2 hours to do it (in my back yard not counting prep time). |
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Re: 1999 G/A GT subframe issue...
Glad to hear you got it solved!
Ya the 99+ were notorious of breaking the dam steering rack mounts! its all to thin IMO to mount to w/o reinforcing all the mount points. Ive repaired several, including my own. thankfully before it fell out driving down the road.
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