B Burnerman Joined 7 Feb 2008 Messages 25,105 Reaction score 5,296 Location Northumberland Country 25 Aug 2012 #2 Heat the bolt up, but obviously avoid any rubber boots in the vicinity! John
B Belle427 Joined 16 Jan 2006 Messages 3,161 Reaction score 343 Location Newport, S Wales. Country 25 Aug 2012 #3 ive never used anything other than a decent breaker bar and socket,will be tight but once cracked its easy.
ive never used anything other than a decent breaker bar and socket,will be tight but once cracked its easy.
B Burnerman Joined 7 Feb 2008 Messages 25,105 Reaction score 5,296 Location Northumberland Country 25 Aug 2012 #4 Some of those caliper torx bolts make me wince before they give.....I reach for the Mapp gas after only one attempt. Hexagon stuff - heave away! John
Some of those caliper torx bolts make me wince before they give.....I reach for the Mapp gas after only one attempt. Hexagon stuff - heave away! John
Mursal Joined 23 Sep 2010 Messages 2,203 Reaction score 484 Country 25 Aug 2012 #5 A few clouts of the hammer on the head tends to shock the thing before you apply torque. And avoid everything else in the vicinity
A few clouts of the hammer on the head tends to shock the thing before you apply torque. And avoid everything else in the vicinity
S stuartturbo Joined 10 Nov 2005 Messages 426 Reaction score 45 Location Kent Country 25 Aug 2012 #6 do them up a bit more