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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: mud-club-matty on September 30, 2006, 22:08:36

Title: rear radiuse arms
Post by: mud-club-matty on September 30, 2006, 22:08:36

hi havein trouble getin the rear bolt undone the one that goes though the axle and ideas how to do it


thanks matty

Title: rear radiuse arms
Post by: Xtremeteam on September 30, 2006, 22:10:20

big bar + socket & spanner

or get the burner oot

Title: rear radiuse arms
Post by: mud-club-matty on September 30, 2006, 22:12:33

tryed big bar and air gun as i got hit in the face with the socket so i think we will have to cut the blots out and replaces them

Title: rear radiuse arms
Post by: snezza69 on October 01, 2006, 08:51:35

Ouch, bet that hurt!

Title: rear radiuse arms
Post by: jjsaul on October 01, 2006, 09:34:21

trailing arm  :wink:

and yes get a flame on it  :twisted:

Title: rear radiuse arms
Post by: clbarclay on October 01, 2006, 10:04:39

Of all the tools in a workshop an oxy-acetaline tourch is the most difficult to replce by any other tool, its a bit like WD40 but can also stick metal together 8) .

Title: rear radiuse arms
Post by: Range Rover Blues on October 03, 2006, 02:44:22

If the bolt has stuck into the bush (oftne ends up with that smack in the teeth you suffered) then your best bet is saw/grind though the bolt head and nut as close a possible to the bracket then lever the bracket apart to release what's left of the bolt.

Title: rear radiuse arms
Post by: thumbs on October 03, 2006, 19:12:51

i had to cut mine off, no chance was they comeing out.

Title: rear radiuse arms
Post by: hobbit on October 04, 2006, 13:18:47

If you are down to cutting the bolt away from the bush, an air saw is great, you can do it with a hand pad saw, takes a lot longer though

You can get the saw through the gap between the bracket and arm

If you have enough room a reciprocating electric saw may do the job, but use good quality hacksaw blades whichever tool you use, it makes all the difference, a bit of lubricant will stop over heating (wd40 etc)

I used the air saw on a self leveller piston on the back axle of the hybrid (rangy) that was about1 1/2 inches thick, took about 45 mins

You may be able to get an angle grinder with a metal cutting disk down the gap but you may take some of the betal off the arm or bracket that way