Unwelcome find. Lower bell housing fastener.
When I changed the manifold I worked under the car with the car on ramps, and didn't notice this. But when I put the car on jack stands to change the oil here must have been a slight bending force on the motor / transaxle unit. And this popped up.
It looks like someone has glued this back on, and the glue is now getting weak. I braced it with a temporary structure, and hope to come up with a solution of having the broken piece TIG welded back on, and turning this into a through-hole bolt / nut arrangement.
I should probably crack check the other mounts as I suspect this is a leftover from some sort of crash (the previous owner told me the car never had... but the car has had 3 owners..)
Anyone had seen or fixed anything similar?
When I changed the manifold I worked under the car with the car on ramps, and didn't notice this. But when I put the car on jack stands to change the oil here must have been a slight bending force on the motor / transaxle unit. And this popped up.
It looks like someone has glued this back on, and the glue is now getting weak. I braced it with a temporary structure, and hope to come up with a solution of having the broken piece TIG welded back on, and turning this into a through-hole bolt / nut arrangement.
I should probably crack check the other mounts as I suspect this is a leftover from some sort of crash (the previous owner told me the car never had... but the car has had 3 owners..)
Anyone had seen or fixed anything similar?