1988smithy
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Well earnt I reckon, cheers 
bane1985
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Bit of a failure to be fair after taking baby to docs and running around after the missis. Finley got to do something and found out the wheel is leaking again same spot so I had bit of a melt down and left it lol. Didn’t want to mess when not thinking properly I’ll have a good go tomorrow and myt have a look myself a wheel I’ll let ya now how I get onStarted the hubs today, got to exactly the same point on both and had to stop
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That dirty bastard rounded off on me! Same bolt the other side as well
It was going so well
I'm getting some of those grip sockets tomorrow, I've got a set but only goes up to 14mm and I can't wield the hammer in there. If they don't work plan is to use a slitting disc to cut the head of the bolt off because as far as I can see, the thread is only in the hub flange, not the knuckle. So it should just pull out with the hub..? Please shout up if I'm wrong or I'll be royally f***ed
Otherwise, it's been ok. Bit scary jacking one of these up for the first time
How you got on today @bane1985
neilly
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bane1985
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Yes matey well I think it looks the same
neilly
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1988smithy
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Jesus, sounds like a proper landy day! Hope the babbys alright?
Pop over tomorrow if you wanna get a quiet hour, you can point and laugh at me popping my bollocks with these bolts
bane1985
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Only had it done Wednesday lol
bane1985
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Don’t half mate I’ll do the service and hopefully he’ll fix it at garage as he ain’t fixed it or do you think I’m being unreasonable
1988smithy
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You've paid to have it fixed and it aint fixed....tell him if he can't do it youll have your money back thank you and take it to someone else! I don't think that's unreasonable...
As @neilly says, have a good search tonight cuz there's loads of threads in different forums about the seal sizes and quality and all sorts. You might fancy a bash at it yourself
bane1985
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I think I’m going to see what they say first but I’m not paying them anymore money I’ll do it myself if they wouldn’t
bane1985
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Just out off curiosity could it be leaking from anywhere else down there
Hi buddy
Great u pulled the fuse and at less then suspension won’t try and self level
Ref the bolts on the wishbones it was the length of the bolt that had seized solid , i also found using a SDS drill on hammer helped to just break the rust loose enough to turn it, only worked on one bolt
Plus have u got an air compressor by the way as I found a long reach zip wheel cutter
I have in the past soaked the bolts with plus gas overnight and then heated the bolt cherry red and it’s moved
Hope u get on ok
1988smithy
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No compressor old pal, I have pre soaked in plusgas before I jacked it in this afternoon. My gut feeling is rust seal is broken and main hurdle now is the rounded bolt heads.
If irwin sockets don't work mate, it's off with their heads cuz the shank should pull out with the hub as it's only threaded into hub as far as I can see..?
Those irwins are brilliant , got me out of a few binds, did have to buy a lot more and bigger tools when I bought the disco
Indeed hope they come out a lot easier , mine wouldn’t turn at all, while bolt was rusted in , that’s why it took me 2 x days to get them out
These were the bolts after I had to cut through them, can see the rust on the outer edges where they had seized solid
Plus also got a hydraulic puller
Plse let us know how things go , shame ur not nearer as I would have popped over to have seen if I could have helped
1988smithy
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Bloody hell that's almost welded in! I'm getting some slitting discs as well lol
R.e puller, bit beyond my means at the minute so i'll have to make no1 big feckin hammer work
Is a shame the distance, I see a lot of posts where I could help but the victim is miles away
Bloody hell that's almost welded in! I'm getting some slitting discs as well lol
R.e puller, bit beyond my means at the minute so i'll have to make no1 big feckin hammer work
Is a shame the distance, I see a lot of posts where I could help but the victim is miles away
Thought u would like that , even a impact gun wouldn’t touch it
Dremel work really well, especially for drop links and using the flexi shaft accessory for the dremel allows u to get onto the bolts , also got the quick disc click system to change the slitting discs easier , really useful and cheap
Indeed as I could have bought my air compressor over and given it some right amount of stick
Puller wasn’t that expensive , think around £50
neilly
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Hi mate
From here , is a 5 ton puller , found it a lot easier to use than conventional pullers , gone down in price
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heavy-Du...404797?hash=item2126f35ffd:g:zKgAAOSwCtJaNm4t
They also do a 10 ton one
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-Ton-H...=2539477149386ee97526bb2742928eb471de18839a70
