yorkiesimon

New Member

• Sep 3, 2013

• #1

Hi all,

Any idea's as to safely remove rusted in screws from the roof bar, only picked the car up on Sunday and thought I'd treat the kids to an open air drive before school starts tomorrow.

Looks like the screws have been in place for several years!

Any help/advise appreciated.

Simon.

 

Billy B

Well-Known Member

• Sep 3, 2013

• #2

Soak em in WD overnight, the Proceed to undo them with a battery drill on the lowest torque setting upping the torque setting until they undo, but don't muller the screw by going at it like a loon

Ps as you have a freelander, a battery drill looks a bit like your hairdryer with a spinny bit on the end

 

yorkiesimon

New Member

• Sep 3, 2013

• #3

Billy B said:

Soak em in WD overnight, the Proceed to undo them with a battery drill on the lowest torque setting upping the torque setting until they undo, but don't muller the screw by going at it like a loon

Ps as you have a freelander, a battery drill looks a bit like your hairdryer with a spinny bit on the end

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Cheers Billy, as regards Freelander, a blokes gotta start somewhere!

 

Billy B

Well-Known Member

• Sep 3, 2013

• #4

yorkiesimon said:

Cheers Billy, as regards Freelander, a blokes gotta start somewhere!

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Only pulling yer ****er

 

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matt1295

New Member

• Sep 3, 2013

• #5

3 door Freelanders dnt need roof rack removing

just a bit fiddly but can be done

 

DuncanS

Active Member

• Sep 3, 2013

• #6

I didnt bother with half of mine. Drilled the head off, then vice gripped the stub and twisted it that way. On the more stubborn ones I drilled a hole through the bolt stub and put a pin through it to get more leverage.