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clbarclay:
When it comes to heating nuts to undo them blow tourches are not worth bothering with IMHO, they just don't get hot enough, quick enough. I've tried it before when it was the only heat source to hand and it didn't have any significant effect for the amount of gas and time it burnt.

To do the job properly use an oxy-acetaline gas axe and heat the part untill starts turning cherry red. The downside is it messes up heat tempered parts, but most of the time this isn't a problem. If you can justify an oxy-acetaline setup (or know someone handy with one) then they are very useful while tools to have.


If your replacing the bolts then cutting along the length of the thread with a grinder, cutting the nut in half, is a very useful technic.

Range Rover Blues:
Rather thank Oxy gear my mate uses TIG to heat nuts up, faster, cleaner and no over-spill of the heat.  If you have access to a MIG it's not as neat but sure heats nuts up fast.

peasey:
well lads im back again only to tell you that i have done the job!!!to say im pleased would be a massive understatment and the difference it makes when cornering is unreal.im well pleased, and worth every bit of my sore and aching body and bloody fingers. thanks to all of you that replyed to my first post i couldnt of done it without ya cheers!! p.s.any one know how to put new front shocks in?

Range Rover Blues:
Yes.

Grip the body of the old shocker with mole grips or a Stilson and snap the nut off.

Or chisel it off

Or if it's just a dream where your married to Daryl Hanah and live in Eden, you can remove them with a spanner.

Undo the 4/3/2 bolts securing the shock tower to the chassis by the same method, throw the assembled shock tower/shocker at the cat in a fit of temper.

Jump up and down on the same, holding any fingers that are currently throbbing.


Remove shock from shock tower and retain the later, or replace shock tower if rusty/cash is burning a hole in you pocket/you just wanted a set of tubular ones anyway and fit your new shock to it.

Replace the shock tower retaining ring between the spring and the chassis, use a jack and NEVER leave your fingers in there.  You will of course have bought 2 new ones in anticipation that the OEM ones are still made of cheese and WILL snap.  Paddock's do a HD one for peanuts with a stronger metric thread.

Refit the shock tower/shocker to the chassis, then to the axle.

Easy job, honest :wink:

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