So I'm replacing all of my motor mounts. I got to the passenger side front mount after following these directions:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...eplacement.htm

I couldn't find the torx bolt on the bottom of the frame, so I started to wonder if the mount had previously been replaced and the bolt wasn't torqued properly and fell out. So I pulled from the top and noticed that it was threaded in. Now I have this:



The new part has a threaded hole looking for the non-existant torx bolt. My frame is threaded all the way through. I can't find a part # on real oem that shows the mount I just removed. Any ideas?

 

Looking at your picture it's completely different than the upper mount on my 05. You may want to post up the year of your car for assistance.

 

That means you have a REALLY early 02 MINI, only ever seen 2 of these. You can't get the screw in mount. The mount you have is the only OEM replacement available. So you have to get a very large drill bit and drill out the threads in the rail and also get a new torx bolt and install it like the later 02 cars had. It works fine I did it on both the ones I ran across. I've got the torx bolts in stock if you need.

 

Way, you definitely know your stuff. Mine's an 02/02. And Mini here in Cincinnati confirmed I can't get that part. They put that torx bolt on order for me. Should be here Tuesday. You don't happen to be in Cincinnati where I could come pick it up? Hahaha. Anyways, I found an M10x100 at Lowes. Probably too short but I'm gonna go check it out. I don't want to drill the threads until I'm sure I have a bolt that's going to work though...