Other EZ-outs

RangeRoller dt said:

They could put few more threads on but they snap enough as it is

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Oh yeah... Mind you these last ones have done nearly two years. This year hopefully the land legend 2020 is still going ahead and the shocks will do well again this year

RangeRoller dt said:

They could put few more threads on but they snap enough as it is

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About 5mm of thread sticking out of the nut and around 35nm? Depends on the shocks....

TF 126 also

So RRDT - what extraction tricks did you use in the end?

Gently bently style

Got a pilot bit (masonry) down 2 sides of the EZ as bix mentioned once that came out I drilled straight down the old pin full bore
95% down there was a ping and the pin end came out.
Just peck away carefully the pin is softer metal than the carrier so will want to come out naturally.

I should have taken the carrier off first as last and drilled it straight out, the EZ was biggest ball ache.
Hardest job I’ve had on this vehicle to date for one little pin

Reminds me of something Wammers said to me once
“every job you do is 10 times harder with s*** tools”
You could do it with a £100+ extraction set but it’s not worth risking them

My advice to any future reader is - don’t do it, get a new carrier and be safe. Don’t copy me I’m a daft *******

Nah, you have a different approach to things.
When we were kids, we had little or no money or tools and we had to fix or repair what we could on our bikes with what ever we had.
Sometimes we had to get inventive!
I do agree with having the tools and some jobs we can't be inventive with.
New carriers for Christmas maybe?

This is true.
I still have no money or tools, but they don’t bring you happiness.

Rusty LandRovers do

Best way to accumulate tools is slowly. I started with hand me downs, then when money allowed got a 200pc set from Halfords, think it was 150 quid. Then over the space of about 4 years I got a tool chest and started to fill it. Think I paid around 30 quid a time when I visited Halfords buying a few tools.
I only use Halfords Advanced, which have dealt with some pretty heavy spannering over the years, and only ever broke the flat head screwdriver bits when I put them on a 18" knuckle bar with about 4ft of scaffolding on that to try and crack a screw... needless to say it didn't work.

But they are really good tools for what you pay for them.

Bix said:

Best way to accumulate tools is slowly. I started with hand me downs, then when money allowed got a 200pc set from Halfords, think it was 150 quid. Then over the space of about 4 years I got a tool chest and started to fill it. Think I paid around 30 quid a time when I visited Halfords buying a few tools.
I only use Halfords Advanced, which have dealt with some pretty heavy spannering over the years, and only ever broke the flat head screwdriver bits when I put them on a 18" knuckle bar with about 4ft of scaffolding on that to try and crack a screw... needless to say it didn't work.

But they are really good tools for what you pay for them.

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I have had a wratchet spanner from Halfords for over 20 yrs and I still have some of their torx male 1/2" male sockets.
My tools bring me money

I have one 17mm Halfords ‘advance’ spanner, Seems good but after 3-4 little jobs it is starting to bend and I’ve only used my hands ; no extension scaffolds.

Passenger side is not too bad, there’s bits of paint still, grub screw (had to drill out ; sheared), proper harnesses on the stringy bits Thought offside worse usually in the gutter and such?
Bottom pin also seized. Managed to get it to spin then worked it out.
Took half hour without the EZ outs

might i suggest something more stronger under the jack if it comes off that's a lot of weight coming down on you

Good man
I have a set of axle stands under it

The jack is under there with minimum pressure applied for extra support, it’s something I’ve always done. There is an axle stand under the chassis and another under the axle + the jack just incase.

+1 I always have the jack there just in case - although I upgraded to a 3.5T one now - those 20 quid ones have a very poor lift height. More often than not I put a spare wheel under the chassis rail too, for good measure - wouldn't do the tyre wall much good if it came down, but that wd be the least of my worries.

Last bottom pin on the rear jammed. I got it out but its beyond usefulness.


They are the same as the front guide pins only shorter. So I fashioned one out of a spare from the front


Back on four wheels ready for a test drive, but first on with the list

I'm amazed it stopped at all.

It stopped okay even with weight in it down hill
You could hear binding when it got really warm but nothing too bad, can’t wait to see how much better it is or if removing all the crud has imbalanced it.