Tools or assistance required for fuel tank change

vilguy · Feb 9, 2015

Use your drill to stitch drill around the bolt then beat the crap out of it to free it off.

It'll take a while as yourll need to drill 7 or 8 holes around it but it'll work.

the_wolf · Feb 9, 2015

Jam1 said:
Time to borrow some extension cables or a cordless grinder or an axe

Can't even get my mate over to help. The #### keeps ignoring my messages rather than just saying no.

livers said:
Might even sell them in town?

Hamilton doesn't really have any decent hardware shops. Closest I've got is homebase or Halfords and, well...

vilguy said:
Use your drill to stitch drill around the bolt then beat the crap out of it to free it off.

It'll take a while as yourll need to drill 7 or 8 holes around it but it'll work.

Last thing I want to do is remove even more of the fuel tank mount. At least at the moment there's still something holding it up

the_wolf · Feb 9, 2015

Still needing a hand btw. I wouldn't be asking if I already hadn't tried absolutely everything else and didn't need it running.

blackstrat · Feb 9, 2015

Small cold chisel & club hammer on the bolt or the tank..?

the_wolf · Feb 9, 2015

blackstrat said:
Small cold chisel & club hammer on the bolt or the tank..?

Been trying that mate, absolutely nothing will shift them. Sharpened the chisel to try and cut through it and still nothing

blackstrat · Feb 9, 2015

the_wolf said:
Been trying that mate, absolutely nothing will shift them. Sharpened the chisel to try and cut through it and still nothing

Bear in mind I'm not standing looking at it but is there any way you can wedge/hold something like the chisel against a bolt and jack it with a bottle jack or something against a chassis rail maybe..?

the_wolf · Feb 9, 2015

Nope, if it was that accessible getting an angle grinder in wouldn't be a problem, if I had somewhere to plug it in that is.

the_wolf · Feb 9, 2015

Plus that would probably just destroy the fuel tank mount rather than move the bolt

123-eddy09 · Feb 9, 2015

Mole grips on the nut as tight a possible, then sheer it off by a spanner on the bolt head.

the_wolf · Feb 9, 2015

There is no bolt head as such, it's just a rusted mess. I think there's supposed to be some kind of captive plate holding the bolts in place but if it's anything like the other one it'll be useless. Other one was accessible though. Tried mole grips on it and whacking them with a hammer but there's just not enough for them to get a good grip on

trax · Feb 9, 2015

drill the nut until it's mangled and whack it off.

is it worth saving the fuel mount? you could have chopped the rusty chassis and mount off and welded some new metal on by now.

vilguy · Feb 9, 2015

If you stich drill around it tightly there will be sufficient material left to support the tank with some big washers

Then you can weld it up proper when you sort your crossmember

vilguy · Feb 9, 2015

I can come up this weekend with a Genny, and welder etc to get it sorted if you haven't by then

trax · Feb 9, 2015

vilguy said:
I can come up this weekend with a Genny, and welder etc to get it sorted if you haven't by then

:clap2:

make it look really easy, then tell us about how easy it was on here

Dippypud · Feb 9, 2015

the_wolf said:
There is no bolt head as such, it's just a rusted mess. I think there's supposed to be some kind of captive plate holding the bolts in place but if it's anything like the other one it'll be useless. Other one was accessible though. Tried mole grips on it and whacking them with a hammer but there's just not enough for them to get a good grip on

Cold chisel to split them away?

Could always rig up an other captive type plate ...

a small length of angle iron... drill holes ... tack on the nuts

ta dah ... sort of ... ish ...

Dippypud · Feb 9, 2015

the_wolf said:
Been trying that mate, absolutely nothing will shift them. Sharpened the chisel to try and cut through it and still nothing

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Irwin Bolt Grip Nut Remover Set 5 Pieces | Servicing Tools | Screwfix.com

vilguy · Feb 9, 2015

trax said:
:clap2:

make it look really easy, then tell us about how easy it was on here

Well I'm thinking whack the welder on max and just vapourise the thing off

I could bring the plasma cutter but I don't think it would like my normal Genny and don't want to damage it. Got the new towable Genny with biiigg sockets! But no transformer yet

trax · Feb 9, 2015

vilguy said:
Well I'm thinking whack the welder on max and just vapourise the thing off

I could bring the plasma cutter but I don't think it would like my normal Genny and don't want to damage it. Got the new towable Genny with biiigg sockets! But no transformer yet

nm it's the FUEL tank

vilguy · Feb 9, 2015

It'll be fine.....

S' not my vehicle....

nah it should be fine

Anyway I hope he sorts it cos I really can't be arsed with driving to Hamilton lol

the_wolf · Feb 9, 2015

trax said:
drill the nut until it's mangled and whack it off.

is it worth saving the fuel mount? you could have chopped the rusty chassis and mount off and welded some new metal on by now.

Great idea. Except I can't use power tools!!!

Dippypud said:
Irwins

Irwin Bolt Grip Nut Remover Set 5 Pieces | Servicing Tools | Screwfix.com

Got them, tried them. Even those slip off it. Which is surprising as they've worked brilliantly on loads of other nuts and bolts

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