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Gregor
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Registered: 28th Nov 03
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18th Nov 06 at 18:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Was at it for AGES , trying to get the fucker off. In the end out came MR Angle Grinder.

Fucking rusty bolts







Wrighty
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18th Nov 06 at 18:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you dont have much luck do you mate...
BeArDy
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18th Nov 06 at 18:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
why did you not just unwind it from the steering rack and cut the bolt off?
Gregor
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18th Nov 06 at 18:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It wouldnt come off beardy , absolutley NOTHING, was getting it off !
Gregor
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18th Nov 06 at 18:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oh yeah , and the thread you can see inside that cut on the track rod end is not from the actuall rod

Just incase anyone thinks that I chopped the lot off
BeArDy
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18th Nov 06 at 18:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i did think that
then looked again
Gregor
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18th Nov 06 at 18:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol the photo is misleading !!

I made four cuts that close to the thread , then bent it out with a screwdriver and finally it came off.
VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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18th Nov 06 at 18:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fuckin hell Gregor

Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
Gregor
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18th Nov 06 at 18:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dave A
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18th Nov 06 at 19:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I would have given up and got a new rack
Gregor
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18th Nov 06 at 19:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
With this car there is NO giving up !

Tommorow it's time to free the snapped lower ball joint clamp nut + bolt !




Jamie
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18th Nov 06 at 19:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and i thought my track-rods were a nightmare



fair play mate
Bri-SRi
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19th Nov 06 at 14:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I had the same problem on both of mine took ages so out came Mr angle grinder. :
Sam
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19th Nov 06 at 14:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
On my brother's old Cav the mechanic dude remove the track rods with the ends still intact, then he got a blow torch to the ends and heated them up, occasionally spraying WD40 in the path of the blow torch for some reason!

No one could sort this out, not even Vauxhall! Vauxhall wanted to remove the steering wheel and put it back on an angle (ie. not straight)...

 
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