Hi there Quick question for the collective. 2002 TD5 110, front swivel pin housing... which way round does the bottom swivel pin go? Was looking for a lug on one side, but mine doesn't seem to have one. One side of the bottom swivel pin is about 11mm thick, the other is about 12mm. Am...

Saga is over... second bolt is out. Feel a little guilty for admitting it, but after another few hours attacking it, I gave up and paid a guy to remove it for me... bolt was totally fused, he had to drill the whole thing out and rethread. Least now I can get on with the assembly.

Hi Gmacz - no, I've been heating the flange immediately around the front of the bolt, and on the side, whilst avoiding the bolt itself..... doing that for a minute or so.... then putting cooling solution end to end inside the bolt... then trying the extractor.

Next size down in my kit comes out the other side... I could go up I guess, but bit worried about the threads. Am starting to think it's that stubborn bit in the last 1/4 of the bolt that my 4.8mm LH and 5mm RH couldn't get through... maybe that's where the extractor is slipping? I need wine!

No, she's well and truly rammed in. Will give candle trick a go tomorrow morning... and if that fails will give up and get a pro in ;( Am wondering if this bolt is super hard or something... it's resistant now to my drill bits, maybe that's why the extractor can't bite either.

I don't have any ATF around... is it similar to power steering fluid? Got some of that and the other half has some acetone nail polish remover.

I've got some Innotec deblock ice that I could use to cool the bolt down... will try flange heat + innotec + penetrating oil on 15 min cycles for next few hours, see what happens....

I hate bolts. Spent 6 hours today unsuccessfully trying to shift it. Drilled through with 3.2mm RH bit like before as pilot... then 4.2mm RH bit all way through. Then switched to 4.8mm LH bit, but didn't get lucky this time..... got about 3/4 through but drill wouldn't go any further... hole...

Yippee... got the first one out without needing the extractors! Went in with 3.2mm RH drill bit, dead slow, loads of oil, and a little lego jig to keep the drill bit straight.... followed up by 4.2mm RH drill bit, which for some reason generated constant puffs of smoke despite the cooling oil...

Thanks everyone, looks like I'm going to be having fun shortly. Have ordered some dormer screw extractors & left hand drill bits.... should arrive tomorrow or Saturday. Just to double check, Raywin in your post above - after I've drilled the pilot hole all the way through, and I've switched to...

Spent the last hour looking at different types of stud extractor on Amaz*n. The world of stud extractors seems like a minefield - nearly every model has at least someone complaining how they didn't work / broke off / made things worse. Had a look at the Irwins, but they are very dear / long...

Hi Al203 - Yes I have an angle grinder and a blow torch. The bolts have shorn flush with the axle face stopping me from grinding slots in them. Ben also advised to try drilling first before applying heat to avoid hardening the steel.

Thanks, will see if I can get hold of some left hand drill bits and some quality easy outs.... another set of tools that I never knew existed before LR ownership to add to my collection ;) Will let you know how I get on. Cheers

Well the good news is that I managed to get 5 of them off.... bad news is that the other 2 decided to break in half, flush with the face. Guess I have to drill them out, any tips... don't want to mess up the threads. Cheers

Wow, bloody good tip about the 2 spanner + foot push, managed to shift another 2..... ;)

Think I'm setting a record for the slowest front hub overhaul known to mankind... Have been trying to remove the x7 bi-hexagonal nuts that attach the swivel housing assembly to the axle... the ones where you can't get a socket on them. I've been using a combination of penetrating oil / Innotec...

Awesome, thanks.

My front hubs (drive member / brake shield / hub / callipers) are very tatty, with flaky paint / grime / oil / old waxoyl / surface rust, so I'm going to treat them to a good wirebrushing followed up by some spray paint. I've got some Hammerite high temp spray paint (no primer needed), but am...

Ah ha! Now I get it. Did as you said, small sharp chisel to get under and as you said, eventually rim breaks off. Really struggled with the hub nut, even with 6 foot scaffold pole I couldn't shift it.... so borrowed some muscle from my neighbour who's in the construction industry and at least...

Thanks for second link Scooby. The narrator in the video also mentions TD5 hubnuts briefly about halfway through... before saying he doesn't like them / use them and then shows his preference (the 2 nut method). I've found various general car videos that show how to stake / unstake...