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1972-ANGUS

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sallys gap. garden of Ireland

30th Jun, 2009 at 09:26:29pm

Hi guys,

sorry to post such a 10yr old's question!

But it appears, that after spending what seems the better part of my life, changing out my top arm bearings, i now have to turn my subframe towers inside out to get at these nuts which hold on these tower mounted bump stops.

Can it be so *surprised*

Can it be done with the suspension complete?

regards
Colin

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30th Jun, 2009 at 09:37:53pm

If its the 2 bolt type you will have to fab a spanner to get at the nuts, OR
you could just cut the old one off with a suitable spinny thing and fit the singal bolt type :)

On 17th Feb, 2009 Rob H said:
I find the easiest way is to super glue the bolt to the end of one of my fingers.

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1972-ANGUS

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sallys gap. garden of Ireland

30th Jun, 2009 at 09:41:22pm

cheers paul,
i take it that its a right pain?
it got knocked off after finishing a full suspension swop!!
just a nut on the back, with a bent spanner then?

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Carlos Fandango

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30th Jun, 2009 at 09:52:28pm

i think thers 2 x 5/16" nuts,

as paul sugests, i just whack them off with a hammer leaving the fixing plate and fit hydro type bumpstops to the top arm.

On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged...

Joe, do you have a photo of your tool?



http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1

https://joe1977.imgbb.com/



1972-ANGUS

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sallys gap. garden of Ireland

30th Jun, 2009 at 10:04:37pm

thanks lads, ill see what i have in stock and bash away so.

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30th Jun, 2009 at 10:09:19pm

The way I do it, just grind through the "pip" visible from the wheelarch side, assuming the rubber block has fallen off and disappeared! When you have ground the weld off, knock the remains of the stud away from you with a hammer and punch, then fit the new one.


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Mr Joshua

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1st Jul, 2009 at 01:52:46pm

I know its a pain but I was faced with the same problem. Bit the bullet and took it apart only took quarter of an hour.

How much fafing around and time will it take to create a work round?

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1st Jul, 2009 at 02:44:16pm

2 mins with a grinder IMHO *tongue*

On 17th Feb, 2009 Rob H said:
I find the easiest way is to super glue the bolt to the end of one of my fingers.

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1st Jul, 2009 at 05:21:39pm

Barbarian!!!!

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1st Jul, 2009 at 05:54:27pm

Not really. The bump stop is knackered anyway, so either do battle with a rusted stud and nut, using triple jointed fingers, or 2 min with the grinder and you are ready to fit the new one.


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On 28th Nov, 2016 Rob Gavin said:
 I refuse to pay for anything else


Like fuel 😂😂

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1st Jul, 2009 at 06:07:13pm

Budweiser. point conceeded.

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