Just 2 bolts!!!

Post Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:14 am

Woke up early this morning, so I decided to do my diff swap.
I got everything either unbolted or loose except for one top bolt and one front bolt.

Fought with the swines for a couple of hours and still couldn't shift them. I've had to bolt it all back up as I need to be mobile this afternoon. Had it not been for these two, I'd have had the job done before 9!

Now I'll have to pay the garage to do it for me.

Post Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:45 am

its easier to fit a diff than get one off, the top bolts are a bugger, use a bar to lever against a spanner

Post Sun Jun 19, 2005 12:20 pm

i find them easier to remove..... getting it back on and lining the bolts up is a PAIN!

Post Sun Jun 19, 2005 1:04 pm

Karan wrote:i find them easier to remove..... getting it back on and lining the bolts up is a PAIN!

agreed

Post Sun Jun 19, 2005 4:04 pm

A1BMW325iSport wrote:use a bar to lever against a spanner

Tried that!

Post Sun Jun 19, 2005 4:19 pm

try a bigger one

Post Sun Jun 19, 2005 4:30 pm

failing that......a big hammer :lol:

Post Sun Jun 19, 2005 5:55 pm

Karan wrote:try a bigger one

Post Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:05 pm

Booked in next Monday!

Post Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:21 pm

get some heat on the bolts m8

Post Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:49 pm

Did you put the two you could get out back in and then try the two you could'nt undo ?.
If you tried it with just a jack supporting it, it puts a sideways force on it that makes it even harder to undo them.

Post Mon Jun 20, 2005 2:18 pm

Chaos wrote:get some heat on the bolts m8

i wouldnt be heating anything near the fuel tank....

just get a ring spanner on there.... then on the other end attach another spanner or bar of some sort and this should increase leverage....

Post Mon Jun 20, 2005 3:02 pm

Karan wrote:
Chaos wrote:get some heat on the bolts m8
i wouldnt be heating anything near the fuel tank....

well i wasnt suggesting he just wave a blowtorch under there.

m8s got a really neat gas powered soldering iron, without the tip on it that makes a lot of heat in a very small area, wud be ideal for this sort of thing

Post Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:07 pm

ure also gonna burn the coating of the subframe.... and its gonna rust in the future,,,,,

Post Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:46 pm

Karan wrote:just get a ring spanner on there.... then on the other end attach another spanner or bar of some sort and this should increase leverage....

That was the first thing I tried!

Post Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:30 pm

This is where big rugby playing hairy mates come in handy lol.. I had trouble with those bolts too, ring spanner on the end and sharp rap with a 6lb hammer cracked them off. Just bloody hard to get to..

Post Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:03 pm

essbee wrote:
A1BMW325iSport wrote:use a bar to lever against a spanner
Tried that!

What I actually did was:-
Use a 17/19mm ring spanner with a bit 17mm hex bar through and a 17mm socket attached to a 200lb/ft torque wrench. This was accompanied by lots of

After having no success with that, I thought it best to

pass the job on to someone with a 4 post lift and oxy gear.

I think I must be getting old

20 years ago, it would not have beaten me!!

Post Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:58 pm

essbee wrote:
essbee wrote:
A1BMW325iSport wrote:use a bar to lever against a spanner
Tried that!
What I actually did was:-
Use a 17/19mm ring spanner with a bit 17mm hex bar through and a 17mm socket attached to a 200lb/ft torque wrench. This was accompanied by lots of
After having no success with that, I thought it best to pass the job on to someone with a 4 post lift and oxy gear.
I think I must be getting old 20 years ago, it would not have beaten me!!

very good

Post Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:08 pm

proper gorilla strength is required! especially if it's the fisrt time it comes off since the factory. Once u have had it of once they come off a bit easier second time!

Post Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:17 pm

Hoping to change mine over to an LSD sooon at the same time i do the engine swap. Best not be a pain to remove. Trying to cram everything into one weekend!