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 Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:02 am |
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Location: Bournemouth/Newcastle/Kent
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The pictures will do most of the talking but im taking off the front bumper and the nut inside the wheel arch (behind the inner wing) is seized onto the thread. this is not so much the problem but the thread is on the square plate attached to the bumper by the two plastic strips. on trying to unseize the nut the plastic has broken and the whole nut/thread/plate combo just spins. being a thin square plate its right hard to get any kind of grip on it to try stopping it spinning and im totally at a loss as to what to do now short of getting out the angle grinder...
and breath. anyone got any ideas? tell me im not just being thick here.....
spanner is on the nut, before turning
and after turning
get my drift?
thaannks
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:11 am |
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Hacksaw.
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:17 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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Common problem.
Molegrips on the square end, WD40 and a socket on the nut. 2 people make it a lot easier.
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:19 am |
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You offering Chris?  my molegrips have gone walkies too..
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:20 am |
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and also thread is too long for any of my sockets
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:12 am |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010
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Location: Biggleswade
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| CD-B3 wrote: |
Common problem.
Molegrips on the square end, WD40 and a socket on the nut. 2 people make it a lot easier. |
Also if your getting a friend to help you make sure its them laying under the car with the molegrips, as I manager to drop my ratchet on my dads head as it can get stuck 
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Last edited by Dan- on Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:19 am; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:18 am |
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 advice taken. so errr chris, wanna lend a hand?
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:31 am |
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I just got an air dremel on mine in the end. Soon got rid of them. Only cost me about £4 for 2 new posts with the nuts from peugeot.
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:47 am |
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Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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| lottley93 wrote: |
| :rofl: advice taken. so errr chris, wanna lend a hand? |
If you pay for my fuel & upload those pictures onto Facebook I will
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:01 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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Taking the headlamp out will make access easier - if you haven't already. Lots of copper grease on the new bolt will help in future too.
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:36 am |
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Hacksaw.
New bolt.
Grease.
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Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 11:43 am |
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Location: Woolsery, North Devon
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Same happened to me.
Jam a screwdriver where the bolt is from the outside, and it popped off with a bit of force.
The bumper I had the problem with had been removed before, so it may have been broken/weakend already.
Only recommend if you are really stuck, as you might break it.
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