Lower control arm bolt replacement - Toyota Yaris Forums

sully · 01-13-2015, 09:10 AM

Hi
Does anyone have a experience on how to get the vertical bolt out of the lower control arm (driver side) that has the head snapped off. It's on a 2007 Yaris hatchback. Something tells me it's going to be a pain! Any short cuts/advice would be greatly appreciated.

tmontague · 01-13-2015, 11:28 AM

use the search function at there is a whole thread on this topic.

However to answer your Q the easiest way it seems to remove a snapped head is to weld a nut onto the bolt and then unscrew from the nut. If there is not enough of the bolt showing to weld the nut then you can try a large easy out. The other way is to remove the sub frame which would be more work.

If you don't have a welder than drive carefully to a shop and get them to weld a bolt on and remove it, shouldn't cost much.

sully · 01-13-2015, 11:54 AM

Just finished reading the thread. Hopefully can get the nut welded on , but not holding my breath on that one...lol. Of course it had to happen on one of coldest days of the year!!

CTScott · 01-13-2015, 12:23 PM

In the long thread about the potential issue with them I show some pictures of how I dealt with welding to one. The problem is that you have to drop the whole sub frame (the black plate) to get to the snapped off bolt.

Toyota did issue the warranty extension for this, so if you are under 100k, you might want to let them fix it.

sully · 01-13-2015, 11:20 PM

Its for my other yaris 07 with 124km on it...so guessing not covered :(...All for a $9 bolt!

nookandcrannycar · 01-14-2015, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sully

Its for my other yaris 07 with 124km on it...so guessing not covered :(...All for a $9 bolt!

I thought the bolt = covered for 100,000 miles...160,934.4 kilometers...but I guess not if the head snaps off.

tmontague · 01-15-2015, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sully

Its for my other yaris 07 with 124km on it...so guessing not covered :(...All for a $9 bolt!

I'm sure from now on you'll be checking it every 1-2 years and greasing it up ;)

I replaced mine last spring and covered the new bolts on grease. I'll be checking them this spring to see how they look. If they're fine then I'll go to every 2 years to check them.

01-13-2015, 09:10 AM	#1
sully Sully Drives: 2008 Yaris RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 5	Lower control arm bolt replacement Hi Does anyone have a experience on how to get the vertical bolt out of the lower control arm (driver side) that has the head snapped off. It's on a 2007 Yaris hatchback. Something tells me it's going to be a pain! Any short cuts/advice would be greatly appreciated. __________________ 2008 Yaris RS 18" Kazera rims 215 35 ZR 18 Yokohama Parada tires Borla Cat-Back Exhaust TRD Cold Air Intake H&R lowering springs

01-13-2015, 11:54 AM	#3
sully Sully Drives: 2008 Yaris RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 5	Just finished reading the thread. Hopefully can get the nut welded on , but not holding my breath on that one...lol. Of course it had to happen on one of coldest days of the year!! __________________ 2008 Yaris RS 18" Kazera rims 215 35 ZR 18 Yokohama Parada tires Borla Cat-Back Exhaust TRD Cold Air Intake H&R lowering springs

01-13-2015, 12:23 PM	#4
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	In the long thread about the potential issue with them I show some pictures of how I dealt with welding to one. The problem is that you have to drop the whole sub frame (the black plate) to get to the snapped off bolt. Toyota did issue the warranty extension for this, so if you are under 100k, you might want to let them fix it. __________________

01-13-2015, 11:20 PM	#5
sully Sully Drives: 2008 Yaris RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 5	Its for my other yaris 07 with 124km on it...so guessing not covered :(...All for a $9 bolt! __________________ 2008 Yaris RS 18" Kazera rims 215 35 ZR 18 Yokohama Parada tires Borla Cat-Back Exhaust TRD Cold Air Intake H&R lowering springs

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01-13-2015, 11:28 AM	#2
tmontague View User's Garage Drives: '08 2zr swapped Vios M/T Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Caledonia Ont. Posts: 2,938	use the search function at there is a whole thread on this topic. However to answer your Q the easiest way it seems to remove a snapped head is to weld a nut onto the bolt and then unscrew from the nut. If there is not enough of the bolt showing to weld the nut then you can try a large easy out. The other way is to remove the sub frame which would be more work. If you don't have a welder than drive carefully to a shop and get them to weld a bolt on and remove it, shouldn't cost much.

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