#1: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Seabook, Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:38 am ---- that is the rusty nut in the photo
i accidentally loosen it and now i can't tighten it up or
i know there is a bolt under it but i can't get any grip on it.
space is tight so i don't know what can i do now lol
wonder if i left the whole grey plastic bit up?
that bolt desgin never make any sense to me unless you can access it from the bottom lol Last edited by Seabook on Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:45 am; edited 1 time in total
#2: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:45 am ---- Double nut it?
#3: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:46 am ---- Is there enough room on the bolt shank to grip with mole grips and then turn the nut with an open ended spanner.
Spray some WD into the cap and dab it over the thread with a small paint brush, avoids it spraying in places you don't want it.
#4: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Seabook, Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:47 am ----
Lee wrote:
Double nut it?
i presume that means one right hand nut at the bottom (that rusty nut) and then one left hand nut on the top?
#5: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Seabook, Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:50 am ----
macca1411 wrote:
Is there enough room on the bolt shank to grip with mole grips and then turn the nut with an open ended spanner.
Spray some WD into the cap and dab it over the thread with a small paint brush, avoids it spraying in places you don't want it.
no there isn't any room there, i can't even fit a spanner onto that rusty nut.
just enough room for a 10mm socket....
tried impact wrench to tighten it up but it get me no where lol
#6: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:58 am ---- Plenty of penetrating oil & leave it to soak in.
#7: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Rob2859, Location: HalifaxPosted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:18 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
Plenty of penetrating oil & leave it to soak in.
I find PlusGas is very good stuff.
#8: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Seabook, Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 8:36 am ---- that won't work....
just discover the bolt was a square bolt and it shouldn't free spining at all as it should sit in a sqaure slot underneath it.
but because my fuse box has been short before so that slot melted. it won't hold the bolt anymore.
now i just squeezed some liquid steel in between the bolt and the slot hopefully once it settle it should be good enough.
#9: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:07 am ----
Rob2859 wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
Plenty of penetrating oil & leave it to soak in.
I find PlusGas is very good stuff.
Its fine for you diy types
#10: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:01 am ---- Plus Gas came very highly rates in the Car Mechanics penetrating oil test a few months ago.
That nasty bullet connector shouldn't be in an engine bay either.
#11: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Seabook, Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 11:37 am ---- another few hours battle, no success at all.
is that anyway to remove the fuel box from the housing?
#12: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Seabook, Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:04 pm ---- just checked on service box it looks like you can separate the fuse box from the housing
as they got separate parts number.
however i can't see any bolts or screw to undo??? i just don't want to keep pulling it out and then it suddenly break into piece lol
#13: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:17 pm ---- Isn't the bolt under the wheel arch liner?
#14: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Seabook, Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 12:50 pm ---- hmm....
feels like that; always though i can remove the fuse box without remove the housing
#15: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Seabook, Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 1:19 pm ---- well spare fuse box order.....
in case i break anything when i remove it.....
#16: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Seabook, Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 2:04 pm ---- how stupid i am....forgot i have stud extractor....that should have more grip than the mole grips
need to give that a go tmr
#17: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: V9977, Location: Athens, GreecePosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:43 am ---- I think there should be clips holding that top part in and you can slide the whole thing out.
#18: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Seabook, Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:29 pm ----
V9977 wrote:
I think there should be clips holding that top part in and you can slide the whole thing out.
do you mean the whole top bit that you put fuse one?
i shall investigate it once my spare box arrived.
even stud extractor don't have enough grip it just keep rounding the thread off
more penetrating oil sprayed.... it is just an m6 nut it can't be that tight lol
#19: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: V9977, Location: Athens, GreecePosted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:39 pm ----
Seabook wrote:
V9977 wrote:
I think there should be clips holding that top part in and you can slide the whole thing out.
do you mean the whole top bit that you put fuse one?
i shall investigate it once my spare box arrived.
even stud extractor don't have enough grip it just keep rounding the thread off
more penetrating oil sprayed.... it is just an m6 nut it can't be that tight lol
Yep, should do. Might be stuck or the clips not obvious.
#20: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Seabook, Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 2:23 pm ---- i think i saw 2 clip on the outer side...and that side does loosen a bit moe than the other side....
the engine bay is just too crowded
#21: Re: main power feed to the engine fuse box Author: Seabook, Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:36 pm ---- spare box arrive so i can have a better environment to check stuff.
the grey bit quite easy to pop out with a little force, but have to remove all the fuse and relay first.
the rusty nut got a connected plate underneath it and is connected to quite a few fuse and it hold by glue gun.
after the removal of all those bit i can now access to that square nut, apparently it jam quite badly.
Now all sorted. Wait till tmr to pop back all those fuses and relays then give it a test, hopefully my intercooler pump problems is sorted too.
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Wonder how much will a garage charged for replacing the fuse box. doesn't look as easy as i would though after i see the spare box
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it just keep rounding the thread off
