Unique Landrover Parts

I have discovered a unique Landrover part.

It's a telepathic bolt with a high-tensile steel core and a pot metal head.

Normally a bolt head would look something like

__
/ \
/ \
| |
| |
\ /
\--/

If this magic bolt detects the intention in your mind to go near it with a
spanner/socket/whatever it immediately becomes more like

O

2 of the damn things so far needing "coaxed" out.

Coaxed with:

Penetrating Oil
Heat
Cold chisel
Peen hammer
Club hammer
Sledge hammer
Cordless Drill
Corded Drill

and eventually welding a fecking bar to the head so I have some purchase.

One of these on the drive flange on the propshaft, the other on the flange
on the half-shaft retainer.

I wonder how many of these damn things got into the process.


Although, I've discovered why the diff disintegrated.

I pull the drain plug out to drain the diff and there's a nice rushing sound
as of air going *in* to the Diff - the thing had less oil in it than the US
in 25 years time.

The halfshafts still had a little bit which they proceeded to pour down my
shoes though.

P.
--
If Mind over Matter is a Matter of Course
Does it Matter if Nobody Minds?

"Paul S. Brown" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...

> The halfshafts still had a little bit which they proceeded to pour down my
> shoes though.


LOL, most things fall part on a Landover, apart from the stuff you NEED to get off!

Nige

Paul S. Brown vaguely muttered something like ...

> 2 of the damn things so far needing "coaxed" out.
>
> Coaxed with:

'seasy .. just walk away saying "I didn't really need that bolt to come out
anyway" in as convincing a manner as you can.

Next time you start the LR up, the bolt will just drop out .. 'course,
you'll have to then find where it dropped to, but that's a whole new tale ..


--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules !!!
"A tosser is a tosser, no matter what mode of transport they're using."

Welcome to series landrover ownership!

Youre sure to find many more round bolts yet! I like to think of my
angle grinder as a round spanner, as it usually undoes the round
bolts.

Tom Woods <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> Welcome to series landrover ownership!
>
> Youre sure to find many more round bolts yet! I like to
> think of my angle grinder as a round spanner, as it usually
> undoes the round bolts.
>

A man after my own heart!

Whatever did we do before angle grinders??

Derry

So Derry Argue was, like

>
> Whatever did we do before angle grinders??

Serious hacksaw, set of cold chisels, lump hammer, and forearms like Popeye.

How I LOVE my angle grinder!


--

Rich

Nullum Gratuitum Prandium

>
> Youre sure to find many more round bolts yet! I like to think of my
> angle grinder as a round spanner, as it usually undoes the round
> bolts.

Except of course that as soon as you get the grinder near it, it instantly
becomes loose in its hole, and just spins as you attempt to grind it,
usually managing to rip large lumps out of the disc as it does so!

> It's a telepathic bolt with a high-tensile steel core and a pot metal
head.
>
> Normally a bolt head would look something like
>
> __
> / \
> / \
> | |
> | |
> \ /
> \--/
>
> If this magic bolt detects the intention in your mind to go near it with a
> spanner/socket/whatever it immediately becomes more like
>
> O
>
> 2 of the damn things so far needing "coaxed" out.
>
> Coaxed with:
>
> Penetrating Oil
> Heat
> Cold chisel
> Peen hammer
> Club hammer
> Sledge hammer
> Cordless Drill
> Corded Drill
>
> and eventually welding a fecking bar to the head so I have some purchase.


Bet the new one falls out when you are'nt watching )

> How I LOVE my angle grinder!
>
>


Any good with wheel clamps ???

MMMM Landrover oil in your shoes LOL.

Tip.. Wear wellies next time LOL