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Help please! towbar bolts wont come out!

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redhand:

--- Quote from: Les Henson on June 19, 2008, 06:31:19 ---If you are not going to git the tow bar brackets, then drill new holes for the Jate rings (don't forget to fit crush tubes though).
Otherwise - a lot of heat will eventually get the old ones out.


Les.

--- End quote ---

It's a disco. The jate rings go through the tow monting brackets. and the crush tube is welded to the undereath of the chassis.

Disco Matt:
Mine were a swine to get out but eventually gave in to a combination of Plusgas (miles better than WD-40 for removing seized bits) the right size spanners and a bit of carefully targetted hammering. I don't have a grinder and won't put a blowtorch that close to the fuel tank.

I remembered the advice about not hitting the ends of the bolts and walloped the tie down points instead, which got the bolts out without damaging anything else. Now fully reassembled with a Discoparts detachable towbar and looking for an excuse to try it out!

lee celtic:
Have you managed to get the bolts out yet???

The garage fitting my tow bar couldn't get the bolts out either  :lol: :lol: so last night I drilled three 3mm holes evenly spaced through the tubes the bolts go through. then used the thin tube on a can of penatrating spray to get as much as possible into the tubes , then I got a junior hacksaw blade cut it to a sharp point with snips and began picking at the crud around the bolts (it came out very easy if a little slow) until a chanel was cleared through the tube (constantly spraying.)

then just tapped the bolts though with a punch and hammer  :D

this all took about an hour and a half but it did work .

the bolts get copperslip and after they were in the 3mm holes were used to pump in grease  ;)

if you havent got them out hope this helps :D

bambamjj:
Thanks Lee

Will give it a go, been soaking them over the last 3-4 weeks every other day with WD.

On another thread i had decided to use the upper towbar mounts with a piece of 50x10 flat plate with the rear crossmember sandwiched between with may be some D lugs welded on or may try and get hold of a NATO hitch, but i believe these are 4 hole fixing?

Will let you know how i get on

Jon

J.D.:
Nato Hitch is indeed a four bolt mount but will fit on the rear crossmember as mine now has a nato hitch there.

If you want pics, I can get some for you.

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