Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13635
Hi kajtzu
I’m Not green with envy, nope, ah who am I kidding
Must admit using a dremil with the flexi tube made short work of the drop link bolts
12th Jul 2018 7:29 pm
Discomadness
Member Since: 19 Jan 2015
Location: Caerphilly
Posts: 2256
I’m not green either. Doing the man maths of how I can get my paws on one. Lol
I bought the dremel kit in a silver box with a flex shaft etc. Can’t wait to use it in anger. LolJarrod
Current : D3 2007 HSE - AKA the lemon
-beanie grille
-detango with led bulbs
-club body off rebuild. TWICE.
12th Jul 2018 7:41 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13635
Don’t forget buying tools can never come out of the SWMBO Xmas / birthday fund
Unless u try and say the induction heater is to speed up drying her nail varnish
Was only someone on here who reminded me about the dremil as I forgot it was in the shed , was perfect for the drop links
12th Jul 2018 7:58 pm
Discomadness
Member Since: 19 Jan 2015
Location: Caerphilly
Posts: 2256
Trouble for me is swmbo’s birthday IS Christmas Day ! Double whammy. Always wish her merry birthday. Ah i’ll Get her one of them dyson hair dryer whatsits she’s been on about and then i’ll Get one. She can’t say anything then. Especially if I make out it was cheaper than the hair dryer Jarrod
Current : D3 2007 HSE - AKA the lemon
-beanie grille
-detango with led bulbs
-club body off rebuild. TWICE.
12th Jul 2018 8:30 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13635
Just wrap up the gifts that you’ve bought for urself and hide them under the tree, along with a label to u from swmbo, only snag is ladies normally have an excellent memory
U might get away with it, but if u say u now have a campbed in the workshop we all know ur in the
PS, pay cash so no credit card evidence
12th Jul 2018 9:20 pm
sputnixb51
Member Since: 23 Apr 2013
Location: Morayshire
Posts: 833
Induction heaters are a brilliant bit of kit without one I would never have been able to fish my EPB and cables out, it heated the bolts but didn’t touch any plastic nearby and no naked flame to worry about touching where you don’t want it to as occasionally happens no matter how careful you are when using Oxy acetylene. Good interesting post.
12th Jul 2018 10:05 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13635
They make it look so easy
12th Jul 2018 10:34 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13635
sputnixb51 wrote:
Induction heaters are a brilliant bit of kit without one I would never have been able to fish my EPB and cables out, it heated the bolts but didn’t touch any plastic nearby and no naked flame to worry about touching where you don’t want it to as occasionally happens no matter how careful you are when using Oxy acetylene. Good interesting post.
Indeed would scare the life out of me using a naked flame underneath
12th Jul 2018 10:44 pm
A.J.M
Member Since: 31 Oct 2009
Location: Carluke
Posts: 2815
Rear uppers are a pig of a job.
Think it was an angle grinder that got mine out, the bolts had no desire to come out.
I have the RRS arms on mine, both rear upper and front lower.
Nice upgrade for me. I got mine in a massive lot from my local main dealer.
12th Jul 2018 10:51 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13635
Have the upmost respect for anyone that’s replaced them
Was the recip saw for me that finally got them out , felt like it was never going through then all of a sudden the nut end jumped off with a thud
Really handy having that slot in the chassis, front bolt came out really easily
Hub bearing bolt was another sod
Passenger side looks worse due to the compressor being in the way
Got to get this drivers side all done and dusted by the 20th july for its MOT
In this video the bolt is the new style with a reduced shaft, thats why it came out easy, on the older cars if they have the full sized shanked bolt then they are much more difficult to get out, by the time you have heated them up you could of cut them off with either a recip saw or grinder.
But still a nice tool to have..
Flack
13th Jul 2018 9:33 am
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13635
That makes a lot of sense regarding the bolts
May i ask what recip blades do u recommend plse , got through 10 just for the drivers side
Indeed a great bit of kit , u haven’t been tempted to get one then
13th Jul 2018 10:11 am
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20731
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