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Andy-M
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Post Sat May 18, 2013 5:22 pm

Any top tips on getting the top two retaining bolts undone. There no room to get my big bar between the top of the bolt and the floor. Even swearing at it didn`t work........ :roll:
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Post Sat May 18, 2013 5:29 pm

Ring spanner, then a second one locked on to it as an extension.
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Post Sat May 18, 2013 5:31 pm

with lots of WD40
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Post Sat May 18, 2013 5:37 pm

Grrrmachine wrote:Ring spanner, then a second one locked on to it as an extension.
That!

They will be tight and there's a good chance your going to skin your knuckles.
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Post Sat May 18, 2013 8:43 pm

Panic over....... Lol.
Found a mug of PG and a couple of chocolate Hobnob`s did the trick...... winkeye
Heavy bugger when it slid off the jack and landed on my arm. :mad:
How can something so small be the weight as a small planet...
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Post Sat May 18, 2013 11:39 pm

The real fun is getting it back on again! :D
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Post Sat May 18, 2013 11:45 pm

I hope you put alittle bit of Loctite on the 4 bolts.
If you can't torque them up, it helps, as they have been know to work loose. 8O
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Post Sun May 19, 2013 9:33 am

I can vouch for this.. as I found the source of my clunking sound when shifting was due to one of these suckers completely coming out, and the other about 3/4 there :mad:
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