Sodding crap wheel cyl bolts..

[Paul]

Had a day and a half today.. Had a look why the b/padel was jumping when in snow I found that both rear cylinders was leaking, new shoes & cylinders + pipes. n/s done then got to the o/s & some Dickweed as had ago & rounded the bolts..
any ideas how the hell I can get them out without pulling the drive shaft out to remove the backplate?

 

[stinka]

Cut the wheel cylinder off from the outside with a plasma cutting disk

 

[kwondo]

stud remover,
one of them sockets with all the pins inside
tap a small socket over the top,
spot weld a bigger nut on
cut a slot in it with a dremil and use a large flat scredriver
just a few ideas

 

[Paul]

Thanks lads..

What the hell is a plasma cutting disk <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

 

[R1cho]

one of them really thin disks is a plasma one, you could hacksaw some slots in

 

[rustic]

one of them really thin disks is a plasma one, you could hacksaw some slots in

Drill the bolt from the back, with ever increasing drill size until head drops off.
Angle grinder.

 

[melissachels]

mine were rotten too, 1/4 drive & rattled a smaller nut on, no probs job done

 

[rustic]

Prevention is better than cure.

When I first got the Mav I waxoyled the rear nuts and the pipes, on the back plates, in fact all over the Mav.

When I replaced my cylinders after 13 years, the bolts came undone easily, the pipes undid with no issue, wiped off the waxoyl, and the original paint was on everything.

Brake pipes as is everything else... still original.:thumbs

 

[darryl]

Thanks lads..

What the hell is a plasma cutting disk <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

dont know ive used a plasma cutter a few times but never a disk must be for grinder. all the best darryl

 

[solarman216]

oh for FS hammer and sharp chisel, couple of good hits and off, Rick

 

[darryl]

one of them really thin disks is a plasma one, you could hacksaw some slots in

nothing plasma about it its just a cutting disk the fatter ones are grinding disks

 

[R1cho]

nothing plasma about it its just a cutting disk the fatter ones are grinding disks

theres 3 thicknesses one for grinding and two for cutting the thinnest of the cutting ones are known as plasma disks

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Clarke-PD...435?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3cce63e6eb

 

[darryl]

theres 3 thicknesses one for grinding and two for cutting the thinnest of the cutting ones are known as plasma disks

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Clarke-PD...435?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3cce63e6eb

sorry never seen them listed as that before i know them as cutting disks only thanks:thumb2

 

[AD Ent]

Prevention is better than cure.

When I first got the Mav I waxoyled the rear nuts and the pipes, on the back plates, in fact all over the Mav.

When I replaced my cylinders after 13 years, the bolts came undone easily, the pipes undid with no issue, wiped off the waxoyl, and the original paint was on everything.

Brake pipes as is everything else... still original.:thumbs

That's just something my dad would do. You two would get on.

 

[kwondo]

oh for FS hammer and sharp chisel, couple of good hits and off, Rick

and thats somthing my dad would do too, no offence solarman. lol and it normaly works a treat.....wack it dont tap it.

 

[rustic]

That's just something my dad would do. You two would get on.

I think when you have owned a few second hand cars from the 70's and try to work on them some less than 3 years old, you realise the issues of leaving things to rust.

You think... if only I put waxoyl on then... not easy on an older car..:doh

 

[Paul]

Got it off lay in the sodding snow got it all back, bleed it & now have to replace the flexy pipe.. Thats give me something to do tomorrow.. LOL

 

[rustic]

Got it off lay in the sodding snow got it all back, bleed it & now have to replace the flexy pipe.. Thats give me something to do tomorrow.. LOL

Repairs should only be carried out in the summer, but Sh*t happens, and these things go wrong when most inconvenient.

Always worth moving your MOT to the warmer months, who wants to spend hours on their back or Knees in this cold weather, adjusting brakes and replacing drop links.
Warm dry garage or not... I have done my bit on the drive when I was younger... never again, at least with a garage you can shut the door, leave the tools out and go to bed.


Some jobs on the car can be quick, but when you look around nearly every tool from your tool kit has magically placed itself on the floor around where you are working.
Each has brake dust, grease or Gunge on them, that you have to clean off ready for next time.
A 20 minute job then takes an hour.

If you don't put the tool away in it's correct place, then the next time you want it, you can't find it, you then try to use another tool and bodge it.:doh

Tools in particular, are the thin oil filter wrench strap tool, my 10mm af open ended spanner always go AWAL, and I have several of these too.


Good luck with your job tomorrow.
best regards, Rustic