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General => The garage => Topic started by: Jimmy Filth on 05 November 2010, 10:47
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Fitting coillies to my mk3 I have come across a problem. The two bolts at the bottom of the coilover on the front seem to be totally seized. any suggestions on the best way to get round this?
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Soak them in wd40, if not your may need to heat them or even cut them out and replace them with new.
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They're soaking in WD40 as we speak. I don't really want to have to cut them out and order new ones.
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if they are THAT tight, no matter how you remove them i would fit new ones and wouldnt re use either the nuts or bolts :huh:
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+1 to chuffer
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I've ordered new bolts, but they're still stuck in. Saying that I'm at my parents and have no tools, and didn't get a chance to do anything today. Tomorrow I will be heating them to see if that helps, and if no luck I will angle grind them off.
I've already used the worlds deficit of WD40 and GT85 on them....
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are we talkin the 2 bolts holding the bottom of the coilie into the hub ?
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Yeah, that's them. I've managed to get one out on the drivers side, but both on the passenger side and one on the driver's side are still stuck in
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need to find someone with a decent impact gun :wink: local to ya folks
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Haha, if you know anyone, let me know. I borrowed a battery powered one, but had no luck with it. I may resort to grenades.
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If you drive it to Hampshire, i'll get them out.
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As much as I'd love to, I've got the top nuts off, and one on the drivers side, don't fancy driving for three hours in this state. haha.
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where r ur folks ?
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The lucky lucky people have gone to Aus for a month, so I'm house sitting for them as they've got a cat.
Alright for some. Unfortunately I have no tools here at all, apart for a socket set. haha
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Unless you mean where do they live? In that case, just outside of Chelmsford, Essex.
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yeah, oh well, no where near for a quick trip out, sorry
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Haha, cheers anyway. Now, has anyone got any explosives I can use....
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I found some printer cartridges in the post... :rolleyes: LOL
Like chuffers said, Heat heat and more heat! I would definitly replace them too, Mine were fubar'd and have had to replace them :(
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wd40 isnt going to help, unless the bolts are wet ;)
use a proper penetrating oil such as plus gas
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wd40 isnt going to help, unless the bolts are wet ;)
use a proper penetrating oil such as plus gas
+1 For the Plus Gas
(http://www.chronos.ltd.uk/acatalog/plusgas.jpg)
Its the Daddy!
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I was in a motor place earlier today buying supplies and mentioned to the guy in there about my problem and he suggested a can of stuff that freezes the nuts, which makes them contract and breaks the rust and such, I suppose does the polar opposite (pardon the pun) of heating them up.
He reckons he has used it loads and has never found anything it won't loosen off. I think it's by loctite and costs £10.99
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Ok, with nothing but brute force and ignorance (and a new breaker bar + a lot of heat) I managed to get the nuts loosened and off. Cheers for the advice everyone.
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d'oh, your sorted now but u could hav used a nut splitter :lipsrsealed:
sorry
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Haha, that's ok, they're off, that's the important thing. It was a lovely learning experience.
Incidentally, My car literally kicked me on the face today. I was removing the rear drivers side suspension. Undid the nuts in the top blah blah blah; undoing the bottom nut and POW. The nut pops out, the hub flicks up and slams me square on the nose.
It hurt, but mostly it was funny.