Hello Chaps, trying to remove diff nose extension so I can have brackets welded on to it, for peace of mind. I have managed to remove three of the four nuts but having trouble with the last one. It’s the top one on passenger side, I can’t get a socket on it only a ring spanner which has now started to slip on it, the last thing I want to do is round the nut off. Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers Steve. Ps the only heat source I have is a blow torch which I don’t think is heating it up enough. Many thanks.
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15 years after buy my Stag, I bought an air powered impact wrench. It was reduced from 100$ down to $25. I find this thing such a help and look backing paying even the $100 would have been well worth it. I now have a battery operated one. There's a lot of metal in the area and the torch may eventually work.
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Is the diff out of the car?Comment
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Hi chaps, thanks for replies, I do have a air inpact gun I wouldn’t be able to get it on the nut only on the bolt head, and the diff is off the car. Many thanks Steve.Comment
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Hi SteveOriginally posted by stonedrive View Post
It can be an issue especially on the forward edge of the diff nose because off access, however with 3 bolts removed and the car supported under the trailing edge of the floor or sill section, the whole subframe will drop down quite a bit and hopefully give access to fit a mole wrench or a stilson pipe wrench onto the nut. It may then be possible to use a decent 6 sided socket on the bolt head. failing that can you get a nut splitter onto the nut?
It is always the last fixing that causes the most bother
Stags and Range Rover Classics - I must be a loonyComment
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Hi, thanks for reply I will give that ago hadn’t thought about a nut splitter. Many thanks again Steve.Comment
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