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supershuttle Member Since: 20 Mar 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3641 |
Thought the title sounded a bit Christmassy, well the content isn't
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13th Dec 2011 8:19pm |
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kingpleb Member Since: 07 Jun 2011 Location: Maybe here. Maybe there, I get everywhere! Posts: 8455 |
Try tightening them instead to crack them or whack a hammer on each one to help real the metal-metal bond
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13th Dec 2011 8:33pm |
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stan Site Moderator Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: a moderate moderated moderator moderating moderately in moderation Posts: 34907 |
dont use a whizzy gun to do up the nuts, use a torque wrench set at 140 nm.. ... - .- -.
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13th Dec 2011 8:35pm |
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nicedayforit Member Since: 11 Jun 2011 Location: Beside the Solway Posts: 3954 |
Take the car to Kwikfit and they will loosen them for you.
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13th Dec 2011 8:45pm |
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47p2 Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Gone Beyond, Subaru Posts: 8048 |
Torque wrench is the safest way to tighten them up |
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13th Dec 2011 8:48pm |
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supershuttle Member Since: 20 Mar 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3641 |
Torque wrench ordered
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13th Dec 2011 8:50pm |
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47p2 Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Gone Beyond, Subaru Posts: 8048 |
Just take care with the breaker bar, cheap ones tend to snap and when they do it can hurt |
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13th Dec 2011 8:52pm |
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supershuttle Member Since: 20 Mar 2011 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3641 |
I'm getting more concerned with every post - in a sort of "can you feel the force" sort of way.
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13th Dec 2011 8:58pm |
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Andy_J Member Since: 14 Nov 2011 Location: Muir of Ord Posts: 479 |
get a good 1/2" drive impack socket, 24" 1/2" drive bar (not ratchet or torque wrench) and 5lb lump hammer
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13th Dec 2011 9:05pm |
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47p2 Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Gone Beyond, Subaru Posts: 8048 |
I recently removed a wheel from a Omega, the nuts were so tight a 4 foot scaffold pole bent trying to undo them |
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13th Dec 2011 9:07pm |
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nbunney Member Since: 10 Aug 2008 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2030 |
If it's a new air gun then it will need a little use 1st to get it up to full impact, same if you've not used it for a while. |
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13th Dec 2011 9:17pm |
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47p2 Member Since: 05 Oct 2010 Location: Gone Beyond, Subaru Posts: 8048 |
You need something like this
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13th Dec 2011 10:07pm |
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Googsy Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Where men are men and sheep are nervous. Posts: 2947 |
Standard wheel brace and a long hollow steel tube "Law of the Lever " Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
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13th Dec 2011 11:35pm |
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