Rear fold away step

doriz · Oct 8, 2016

Snagged myself a new rear step oft the bay last week for £20 nuggets, my question is, like with most LR bits are the holes pre drilled with a captive nut or will I have to go at the rear cross member with a drill ? My 110 is undersealed so before I start hacking away thought I'd ask.

mikescuba · Oct 8, 2016

Mine just bolted straight on to the new rear cross member in the holes that were provided

Al2O3 · Oct 8, 2016

mikescuba said:
Mine just bolted straight on to the new rear cross member in the holes that were provided

Yeah, there should be pre-drilled and tapped holes ready to bolt in to.

doriz · Oct 8, 2016

Cheers for the swift response, that's tomorrows job if she ain't been stolen overnight.

bluedog333 · Oct 8, 2016

Should have threaded holes ( I think they're welded-on nuts ) ready to go. Couple of M10 20mm ( or 30mm, 40mm etc ) high tensile bolts and you're good to go.
I picked up a new, genuine one last week at Newbury 4x4 sale for a fiver, so

doriz · Oct 8, 2016

bluedog333 said:
for a fiver, so

You had fuels cost, so

bluedog333 · Oct 8, 2016

doriz said:
You had fuels cost, so

Don't ruin my moment!

doriz · Oct 8, 2016

A fivers a really good deal - Is that the flea market thing they run periodically?

bluedog333 · Oct 8, 2016

doriz said:
A fivers a really good deal - Is that the flea market thing they run periodically?

It's on twice a year. Europe's biggest auto jumble. It's fookin massive. Also loads of garden machinery, agricultural stuff etc. It's a good day out, even if you don't end up buying anything ( which never happens! ).
Next one will be spring 2017.

doriz · Oct 9, 2016

Popped out earlier to have a look at the rear cross member to find there are already bolt shafts in the holes like someone has just cut the tops off the bolts - So how do you get them out as they are almost flush?

Al2O3 · Oct 9, 2016

Probably not easy. Do you have any stud extractors? LINKY

Dippypud · Oct 9, 2016

Ours was a pig of a job with the tow bar on anorl ...

Turboman · Oct 9, 2016

doriz said:
Popped out earlier to have a look at the rear cross member to find there are already bolt shafts in the holes like someone has just cut the tops off the bolts - So how do you get them out as they are almost flush?

I cut mine off flush with a grinder, punched a hole in the middle of the bolt, and drilled em out.

doriz · Oct 9, 2016

Turboman said:
I cut mine off flush with a grinder, punched a hole in the middle of the bolt, and drilled em out.

Aye, just watched a few videos on Uboob so I'll order a centre punch and maybe an Easyout tool, typical.

Turboman · Oct 9, 2016

doriz said:
Aye, just watched a few videos on Uboob so I'll order a centre punch and maybe an Easyout tool, typical.

If you punch it really central, you don't need an easyout, just go up drill sizes until you can pick the threads out of the grooves with a spike.

doriz · Oct 9, 2016

Turboman said:
If you punch it really central, you don't need an easyout, just go up drill sizes until you can pick the threads out of the grooves with a spike.

Many thanks i'll give that a go.

Dippypud · Oct 9, 2016

doriz said:
Many thanks i'll give that a go.

Make sure that should it drill through the nut, what's behind it ... fuel tanks lurk at that end ...

bluedog333 · Oct 9, 2016

Dippypud said:
Make sure that should it drill through the nut, what's behind it ... fuel tanks lurk at that end ...

No way near the crossmember holes for the fold down step though.

Dippypud · Oct 9, 2016

bluedog333 said:
No way near the crossmember holes for the fold down step though.

Excellent ...

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