Front control arm bolt problems?

2007 KIA SPECTRA
166,000 MILES
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CHEFDRE621
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Hey, I'm having a problem with control arm bolt it keeps spinning when I got the one off I saw there's a nut welded inside. My question is, can I just drill an inch hole to through the back side and tighten with nut. Or get a spot welder and weld a bolt.
Mar 13, 2023 at 1:01 PM
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Either way will work can you get a wrench on the inner nut so you can tighten it? Please upload pictures or videos of the problem so we can see what's going on. Please go over the diagrams below. Check out the images (below). Please upload pictures or videos of the problem so we can see what's going on.
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Mar 14, 2023 at 11:58 AM
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Did you fix the problem?
Jan 3, 2024 at 4:38 PM
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