Help needed with Disco Side Steps

caravan doctor · Jul 14, 2007

Is there anybody on here that can dig me out of the poop!!!!!
Came to fit my side steps today "oasis" style(disco 2) started by fitting the chassis brackets first, did the first 3 no probs, came to do the fourth and thats when it went severly tits up!!!, before you fit the chassis brackets there is two stand off bolts(one frt. one rear) which bolt to the chassis first, then you attach the bracket to these and bolt up accordingly, when I came to tighten up the rear one, the f***in nut just sheared straight off!!!!.
does anybody know how I can get a replacement stand off bolt?, coz I'm thinking even tho the steps are brand new from the stealership, this aint gonna be covered, and also I'm thinking the only way I can get a replacement is to buy the whole kit again!!!!

anybody know any different???, all help greatly appreciated!!!!

cheers, Andy

yella · Jul 14, 2007

what does a "stand off bolt" look like ????

caravan doctor · Jul 14, 2007

its like an extension, just in from either end of the step theres, well like a chassis leg??, you do away with the nut on this, and screw on these extension pieces with a thread on the end of them, this enables you to then attach the brackets for the step at the correct height, if that makes sense??

it looks like a piece of hex bar with a thread turned on the one end(male) and with a inward thread on the other(female)

cheers Andy

yella · Jul 14, 2007

yer mean like a stud extension fer wheel spacers, i think we need a piccy

Bobthebuilder58 · Jul 14, 2007

Hi There

.I did my TD5 a few weeks ago and i didn't realise that the stand off bolts were slightly different lengths.Now One side of my cars new side steps are perfectly straight and the other side is slightly ****ed.I am putting off changing it back because they were a bit of a TW*T to fit in the first place. You could try re- threading it ,otherwise it's e-bay.
They certainly make it easier getting into the car

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Bob.

Jason2 · Jul 16, 2007

caravan doctor said:
Is there anybody on here that can dig me out of the poop!!!!!
Came to fit my side steps today "oasis" style(disco 2) started by fitting the chassis brackets first, did the first 3 no probs, came to do the fourth and thats when it went severly tits up!!!, before you fit the chassis brackets there is two stand off bolts(one frt. one rear) which bolt to the chassis first, then you attach the bracket to these and bolt up accordingly, when I came to tighten up the rear one, the f***in nut just sheared straight off!!!!.
does anybody know how I can get a replacement stand off bolt?, coz I'm thinking even tho the steps are brand new from the stealership, this aint gonna be covered, and also I'm thinking the only way I can get a replacement is to buy the whole kit again!!!!

anybody know any different???, all help greatly appreciated!!!!

cheers, Andy

Just ask any bod with a lathe to make you a new one for a few quid

BLASER · Jul 16, 2007

Hi im new on this site but if u need a new bolt give me the info and i will make u one im a toolmaker

caravan doctor · Jul 16, 2007

Did I have a shock today! went to the local stealership with my broken bolt, expecting the reply to be "you've gotta buy the whole fixing kit" again type thing, but did I get a shock, the bloke there didnt even bat an eyelid "yeah no problem, we'll just swap it" was the reply!!!, so what a result!!!!, reckon the bloke must av had a shag this morning!!!

so cheers to everybody for showing an interest, and especially to blaser coz if I couldnt av got another bolt, u might just av got me out the poop!!

cheers Andy

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