Tie bar and Cross Rod Mounting Bracket

Recently decided to remove the Stone guard on a TD5 110, for a clean up and repaint.
The bolts were a pain to remove but the Mounting Bracket for the Tie bar and Cross Rod had one bolt completely seized.
The nut backed off so far, then jammed, So, cut the head of the bolt off (see photo) which let me get the guard off.
Still can't seem to drive the bolt out (even with a 10lb hammer).

Is it because there's too much weight resting on it (I suspect there is as it attaches the bracket to the chassis).
Has anyone else had trouble with this and how did you overcome it.

Photo attached.

That is quite an important bracket!
Lube the nut up and try and tighten it, and hope you can get it to start pulling the remains of the bolt out, otherwise you are going to have some serious drilling to do.

lynall said:

That is quite an important bracket!
Lube the nut up and try and tighten it, and hope you can get it to start pulling the remains of the bolt out, otherwise you are going to have some serious drilling to do.

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Thanks will try that

lynall said:

That is quite an important bracket!
Lube the nut up and try and tighten it, and hope you can get it to start pulling the remains of the bolt out, otherwise you are going to have some serious drilling to do.

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Did as you suggested, nightmare! Had a 10-pound hammer to get it started, would the nut tight again, loosened it, belted the tail end again and so on, got some movement going so kept pulling it through via the nut then knocking it back again with the nut loosened.
Got enough sticking out to grind that off then tightened the nut, was able to punch it out the rest of the way.


Short version, thanks for the tip

Bet you use plenty of grease when reassembling!

Yes indeed.
And ..... only A4 Stainless bolts (Marine Grade)

x5mms said:

Yes indeed.
And ..... only A4 Stainless bolts (Marine Grade)

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Glad its out, but tbh I would stick wth a normal high tensile bolt, I love stainless anything, but there are some things I would not use them for.
Grease is the king, any grease will do.

I often reach in to the tool box for a spanner a choose the angle grinder