Trailing arm bolt
02-18-2012, 04:25 PM
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Trailing arm bolt
Could someone confirm the size of socket required for the front retaining bolt on the rear trailing arm mine are rounded I assume its a 19mm however both an 18&19 are not fitting great..
02-26-2012, 01:32 PM
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No not yet , I have broken an 18 socket but I am awaiting Kev the car doctor to pay me visit with some more sockets and a bigger bar I have also been spraying with rost off for the last couple of days but doubtfull if its penetrating down the bolt.
They are bloody tight
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02-27-2012, 05:22 AM
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, don`t think they have ever been off the car so not surprised they are seized, once I get a new socket and fire the compressor up should be sorted
02-27-2012, 06:38 AM
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When trying to undo mine a while ago they also required some crazy torque to undo, at first I tied using my trusty old Facom 'multi faceted' sockets which started slipping / rounding off the nut.....
.....not good
Luckily I had a spare hexagonal socket which did a much better job of distributing the torque over the bolt head, coupled with a 2 feet long extension bar it did the trick....pheeeew!!
Good luck!
.....not good
Luckily I had a spare hexagonal socket which did a much better job of distributing the torque over the bolt head, coupled with a 2 feet long extension bar it did the trick....pheeeew!!
Good luck!
02-28-2012, 04:38 PM
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Well after soaking everything in rost off ice for the last three or four days success all bolts are now free, had to muller a 17 onto the rounded front bolt, the hub nuts came off after firing the impact gun on them a few times a few hits on the short breaker bar then onto the long one and bobs your uncle .
As you mention evoderby multi face sockets were hopeless, broke 2 tried new Hex and bingo
Trailing arms not off yet just ready to go, one that looks tight is the Hex at the front of the spring plates as the ratchet is tight against the transmission so not sure if I can get an open ended spanners on the small hex bar.
with all the chapping and banging this little item fell down ! any clues to what it is ?
bearing in mind the car had a replacement engine fitted just prior to my purchase.
As you mention evoderby multi face sockets were hopeless, broke 2 tried new Hex and bingo
Trailing arms not off yet just ready to go, one that looks tight is the Hex at the front of the spring plates as the ratchet is tight against the transmission so not sure if I can get an open ended spanners on the small hex bar.
with all the chapping and banging this little item fell down ! any clues to what it is ?
bearing in mind the car had a replacement engine fitted just prior to my purchase.
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