A Frame renewal - brackets stuck

joe27979 said:

Buster you are a true gent.

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One for a sig, Buster .

joe27979 said:

Buster you are a true gent, thankyou very much indeed. Found all I needed at Mcmillan 4x4. The lot is on order for £29 delivered.
Thanks-will let you know how I get on.

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Nae wurries

The Mad Hat Man said:

One for a sig, Buster .

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Nah, me avatar is big enough without havin' half a page o' sigs Daft

Just in case anyone reading this thread wants a ball park price for the bits Buster helped me find )

Description Unit price Qty Amount
post
Item Number delivery £4.00 1 £4.00
BOLT
Item Number BX110111L £0.56 6 £3.36
NUT
Item Number WD110061L £0.09 6 £0.54
WASHER
Item Number NY110041L £0.07 6 £0.42
BOLT
Item Number BH612321 £1.38 2 £2.76
NUT
Item Number NY612041 £0.39 2 £0.78
BUSH
Item Number NTC1773 £1.22 2 £2.44
BOLT
Item Number 253952 £2.89 2 £5.78
NUT
Item Number NY608041L £0.12 2 £0.24

Right, 4hours under the 90 tonight and im covered in ****e and hacked off!...
Everything is as rusty as a tud and not enough room to get an angle grinder in on the last bolt!! arrgghhh..

I think im going to have to take the exhaust off for the other side too - oh what a treat...

and to top it all of, the nut on the Aframe ball joint wont shift!
Taken the splt pin out and tried it with a 30mm spanner and socket and it wont budge, how else can I get it out!

Also, the fulcrum bracket nuts came off with a bit of a jimmy, but now the bolts are stuck fast in the a frame arms and fulcrum bracket themselves, ive beat the lot with a big hammer to free the corrosion but no movement whatsoever, ive even put a bottle jack between the fulcrum bracket stud and my chassis and it didnt move!! WTF!!!

so im totally miffed and downhearted, and to top it off i found a new hole in my chassis - oh joy of joys!!


sitting down with a beer and a cheese sarnie to mellow out a bit, sorry I took my frustration out in this post

Did ye give all the bits and pieces a guid clean with a wire brush and plenty wd40 / gt85 first to clean the threads?
Ah'd be tempted to try a breaker bar and socket on the ball joint nut if it's not comin' off.... if really stuck try splitting the nut with a cold chisel.

Just had a look at me how to thingy and noticed ah had tae jack the diff up a bit (where prop bolts to) to get the ball joint back in square... maybe ye might need to try that to get your one out? Just a thought

bustersbus said:

Did ye give all the bits and pieces a guid clean with a wire brush and plenty wd40 / gt85 first to clean the threads?
Ah'd be tempted to try a breaker bar and socket on the ball joint nut if it's not comin' off.... if really stuck try splitting the nut with a cold chisel.

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yep i did clean them up, the black runny goo on the ball joint is the hammerite with waxoyle dripping off the axle cause the wd40 ate it for lunch ! lol

so, that to paint again when im done...thanks for the nudge and words of wisdom though chief

joe27979 said:

yep i did clean them up, the black runny goo on the ball joint is the hammerite with waxoyle dripping off the axle cause the wd40 ate it for lunch ! lol

so, that to paint again when im done...thanks for the nudge and words of wisdom though chief

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Just had another thought joe... are ye changin' yer ball joint?
If ye're not, then just leave it and just do the rest

Not changing joint but wanted to flap disc and paint all the metalwork-plus I've damaged threads now so would need bolts out anyway to put new ones in. You live and learn do they say hey
seems everything on my truck is good but between handbrake drum to rear axle it's plagued with rot n rust!

It's a right struggle at times but yer better off doing things properly, then at least if you have to do more work in the future you'll know you can undo it all again.

How did you get on Joe?

Hope you got it sorted!

Yep all sorted thanks, some great help from forum..
All back in with new bushes and new ball joint...happy days :0)