Hi, although it was not me who discovered this. My indie had the pleasure of dropping the sub frame to replace my engine d5 03.
The front nearside subframe bolt snapped.
This bolt does not screw into a 'blind' and hence somewhat protected hole. The top of this bolt is exposed to the elements and hence mine had seized and had to be drilled out.
Had I known I would have dribbled penetrating oil on the bolt hole from the top. It could have helped.
So my suggestion is to look at the front nearside subframe bolt, look above it and spray liberally befor attempting to remove the bolt.
Hope this helps.
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