I remember mechanics using diesel fuel to wash their hands, as an alternative to Swarfega or similar. Parts washers all at the time used paraffin.
Simpler times.
Simpler times.
Technical cant remove lower strut bolts?
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Technical cant remove lower strut bolts?
the nuts were easy to get off. bit of corrosion and were tight, but that is to be expected.
its just the bolts themselves. i had a breaker bar on them and put all my weight on it (im not that heavy unfortunately) and it wouldnt budge. gave it a bit of a thrash with the copper mallet, but was doing the job alone and its my girlfriends car so didnt want to go mad and break something as she needed the car the next day.
next time i have a go i will get my dad to pop round and give me a hand. maybe with pressure on it and someone else shocking the bolt it will come loose. i hope!
Meanwhile, soak it well in release agent. Plus-Gas, or similar. Not WD40, too weak.
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Full pressure on the bolt while someone whacks it usually works. Also try tightening and you may get it to shift. A few degrees are enough to break the grip. Once it starts to move jack up the car to reduce side loads on the bolt shank.
Finally got them out.
All but 1 required heat from a blowtorch to remove. One came out as I would expect, a few light taps but the rest were a nightmare.
All bolts but 1 were completely knackered so had to temporarily replace with normal bolts until I get proper ones next week.
I can now finally look at doing the work I originally wanted to do on the car in the first place!
All but 1 required heat from a blowtorch to remove. One came out as I would expect, a few light taps but the rest were a nightmare.
All bolts but 1 were completely knackered so had to temporarily replace with normal bolts until I get proper ones next week.
I can now finally look at doing the work I originally wanted to do on the car in the first place!
Yep, gas axe works every time. A vital item to have for the DIYer working on motors of a certain age.
Never had issues like that before on any of the other cars. I just couldn't believe how bad it was to get the damn bolts out, it's only an 8-9 year old car!!! I have cars over twice the age of the panda and everything comes apart nicely!
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You can never tell how things will corrode. The suspension bolts on my 2007 have all been clean but the back axle was really rusty.
