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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

All it takes is one wrong part and a stripped subframe bolt to wreck an otherwise decent week end

Hope you are all having as fun a weekend as me

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

hate it when that happens

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By *rMojoRisinMan
over a year ago

Sheffield

Mate, I have no idea what that means, I just hope you can get it sorted and have a decent outcome.

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here

drill it out and retap with a 14mm bolt.

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By *rMojoRisinMan
over a year ago

Sheffield


"drill it out and retap with a 14mm bolt.

"

What he said!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"drill it out and retap with a 14mm bolt.

"

yeah, thats what i would have done to to be fair

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Mate, I have no idea what that means, I just hope you can get it sorted and have a decent outcome. "

Yes it's not really a massive issue just have to find a replacement bolt and nut, luckily enough there's access holes to get at the captivated nut which is a bonus

Im gonna have to cut a track rod end off to be able to fit a new en but again not a massive issue

Could've done without it but it is what if is

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here


"drill it out and retap with a 14mm bolt.

yeah, thats what i would have done to to be fair "

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By *rMojoRisinMan
over a year ago

Sheffield


"Mate, I have no idea what that means, I just hope you can get it sorted and have a decent outcome.

Yes it's not really a massive issue just have to find a replacement bolt and nut, luckily enough there's access holes to get at the captivated nut which is a bonus

Im gonna have to cut a track rod end off to be able to fit a new en but again not a massive issue

Could've done without it but it is what if is

"

That’s given me a headache!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

The nut is cage captivated rather than fixed so I will be able to remove the knackered nut and replace it, won't need to drill and tap and even if I could the Bush Centre is at most 10-11mm wide so I'm unable to drill and tap out to 14mm

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve just driven 160 miles to change a part on an engine only for another part to break lol could be worse mate

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

here

The bolts are torque to yield bolts so they need to be the exact same type and material that was removed.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I’ve just driven 160 miles to change a part on an engine only for another part to break lol could be worse mate "

Not good pal

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"The bolts are torque to yield bolts so they need to be the exact same type and material that was removed."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The nut is cage captivated rather than fixed so I will be able to remove the knackered nut and replace it, won't need to drill and tap and even if I could the Bush Centre is at most 10-11mm wide so I'm unable to drill and tap out to 14mm "

Helicoil

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The nut is cage captivated rather than fixed so I will be able to remove the knackered nut and replace it, won't need to drill and tap and even if I could the Bush Centre is at most 10-11mm wide so I'm unable to drill and tap out to 14mm "

You got your cock cage stuck?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"The nut is cage captivated rather than fixed so I will be able to remove the knackered nut and replace it, won't need to drill and tap and even if I could the Bush Centre is at most 10-11mm wide so I'm unable to drill and tap out to 14mm

Helicoil "

I could but I dont think it's really worth the hassle doing a helicoil when all I need to do is hammer the caged nut off and replace it with a new nut and bolt

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"The nut is cage captivated rather than fixed so I will be able to remove the knackered nut and replace it, won't need to drill and tap and even if I could the Bush Centre is at most 10-11mm wide so I'm unable to drill and tap out to 14mm

You got your cock cage stuck? "

Haha

I did once read in the news paper how a fella had gotten a combination spanner stuck on his cock

I then asked myself

What size combination spanner was it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The nut is cage captivated rather than fixed so I will be able to remove the knackered nut and replace it, won't need to drill and tap and even if I could the Bush Centre is at most 10-11mm wide so I'm unable to drill and tap out to 14mm

You got your cock cage stuck?

Haha

I did once read in the news paper how a fella had gotten a combination spanner stuck on his cock

I then asked myself

What size combination spanner was it "

That must hurt surely...

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By *ekkatransTV/TS
over a year ago

Scarborough

Is this practical fab mechanics now ? lol

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.


"All it takes is one wrong part and a stripped subframe bolt to wreck an otherwise decent week end

Hope you are all having as fun a weekend as me "

A mini restoration?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is this practical fab mechanics now ? lol "

Lol no I help hubby I remembered he used helicoil on our 69 Camaro.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

timeserts are your friend here, stronger than origional, and way stronger than shit helicoils, they are what we use in racing

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"All it takes is one wrong part and a stripped subframe bolt to wreck an otherwise decent week end

Hope you are all having as fun a weekend as me

A mini restoration?"

Steering rack on a zafira b which needs the subframe dropping to get it out, the jobs done apart from these 2 obstacles, al finish it off in the morning

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"timeserts are your friend here, stronger than origional, and way stronger than shit helicoils, they are what we use in racing"

Noted

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"The nut is cage captivated rather than fixed so I will be able to remove the knackered nut and replace it, won't need to drill and tap and even if I could the Bush Centre is at most 10-11mm wide so I'm unable to drill and tap out to 14mm

You got your cock cage stuck?

Haha

I did once read in the news paper how a fella had gotten a combination spanner stuck on his cock

I then asked myself

What size combination spanner was it

That must hurt surely..."

Iv honestly no idea it's not something iv ever felt the desire to do

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The most I helped him with was putting a lift kit on his gladiator. Otherwise I just a gopher. Go get this go get that.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"timeserts are your friend here, stronger than origional, and way stronger than shit helicoils, they are what we use in racing"

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"The most I helped him with was putting a lift kit on his gladiator. Otherwise I just a gopher. Go get this go get that."

I have brothers for this

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