The big experiment - amateur 3B shenanigans

[4WheelDrifter]

I had to smack a socket onto my propshaft bolts. Then you need a vice and a punch to get them out of your socket.
It sounds like you were lucky, about half of my bolts were siezed. I had to drop the gearbox, propshaft and rear diff down as one, then I had a lot more elbow room to work.

[AndyP]

Try tapping it round with a small chisel, if that fails you could try welding a new nut on top of it. The heat from the welding will help loosen the bolt and you'll be able to get a good grip in the new nut.

[S2central.net]

I'd just angle grind (or saw) the ****** off - worry about new nuts/bolts later !

[Acidburn]

Could try widening the cut in the bolt then use a screw driver as a leaver in the gap, or some decent molegrips if you can get them on the head?

[Nj]

managed a quick visit after work today.
Heat shield off


Loosened prop shaft bolts with rear wheels on the ground (cheers Az)


And it all went **** up when the last bolt crumbled as I tried to loosen it. I've done a fair bit of ranting so i'll not do any more. I managed to cut a channel in the bolt head with my trusty saw and now have to figure out what I can use to loosen the b4st4rd. A flat blade screwdriver would hardly do anything other than strip the skin from my hands. I had to come home to eat so I'll have to work it out later. If I was to cut the head off the bolt could I drill the rest out without damaging the thread of the diff, or whatever it's actually fixed into?
Any suggestions welcome on the back of a postcard to the usual address, or you can call my competition entry line at £1 a minute, but it's obviously a fix anyway.

[Acidburn]

haha. that's the DIY job the previous owner stuck on after killing the back box.

That's some back box, what's wrong did he only have a right angle for inspiration?
Still at least its got the cat replacement pipe's on it.

[Nj]

WTF is that?

Looks like a p*w£r fl0w job to me ( allegedly )

haha. that's the DIY job the previous owner stuck on after killing the back box.

[Nj]

I have that exact set and the tools are spot on

mine's the slightly bigger one that stevie (dubbedup) bought me for my birthday. and it's holding together really well so far. Only thing i've killed is a 13mm spanner when I was bending it to reach the dizzy bolt a while ago.
Good stevie did buy me that kit or i'd be stripping the car with a pair of pliers and a swiss army knife.
cheers stevie

[Jamo]

exhaust off. think i ended up wearing most of it.



This classy bit of kit is the straight through that was welded onto the back when the back box was bggred in the bump. I wonder if the professionals have considered a good severe angle like this. bound to be good for the exhaust gas flow


By the way that reciprocating saw is a life saver. don't fancy having gone through that bolt with the junior hacksaw.

WTF is that?

Looks like a p*w£r fl0w job to me ( allegedly )

[Jamo]

Buy this and you should be sorted for most stuff

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_173083_langId_-1_CarSelectorCatalogId__CarSelectorGroupId__varient__categoryId_33931_crumb_33958-33943_parentcategoryrn_33931

They are on offer at my local halfords down to a Hundred quid which is pretty good and life time Guarantee on all of it

Other things is good pliers..mole grips.....chisel..punches.pry bar for levering .....good pair of stilsons never goes wrong to

If you are taking off pipes rubber boots to put over pipes to stop them leaking fluid everywhere

Cheers

Steve

I have that exact set and the tools are spot on

[Eriksson]

HAHAHA nice pipe bending

[Nj]

exhaust off. think i ended up wearing most of it.



This classy bit of kit is the straight through that was welded onto the back when the back box was bggred in the bump. I wonder if the professionals have considered a good severe angle like this. bound to be good for the exhaust gas flow


By the way that reciprocating saw is a life saver. don't fancy having gone through that bolt with the junior hacksaw.

[Nj]

Any idea yet when your getting the other shell to yours? you finished stripping the first shell?

possibly this week mate. depends on the bloke that is due to tow it up. I think he might be working it into his schedule.
and no i'm not finished with the first one yet. i'm battering ahead with that now. Looks like all my bits stripped off the 1st shell will be hung or stacked at the back so the new car can go in.

Stevie's right by the way. the 2 lockups are separated by a path. part of the same set but to drive there I have to go round the outside of a block of houses, which means I have to carry parts or stick them in the back of my car and drive round. pain in the *** but I couldn't get anything bigger in the area on a short term let.
If there's a difficult way to do things I will be pioneering it.

Ciaran - thought had crossed my mind mate but i'll attempt the methodical approach first and see if it comes to a bit of stihl saw action later on

[ciaranthemurph]

Ciaran - think I have the solution to that bolt......

That looks like a solution to many a thing. I reckon that you just cut the body away from around the engine, what's the worst that could happen!

[Dubbedup]

What Noels not teling you folks is that the two lock ups are not even near each other.

Everytime he takes something off he has to walk a few minutes carrying each part as he goes. It's a good 250 yards to the next lockup.

Kudos to you again my friend and just let me know when you need me to help move the engine etc, and I will make sure the trailer is empty...