Rear Dif Mount

[Thundersports]

Hi chaps having my diff reconditioned and we can't get the rear mount bolt out any ideas?

[Thundersports]

Hi yes it's Seized.

[Thundersports]

Thanks for the advice will have a go one evening this week.

[Thundersports]

Ok we had a go this evening the nut is off the bolt but the bolt is turning in the Bush and won't come out. We've tried a long bar with a hammer to push it through but no joy any ideas?

[Thundersports]

Ok think i'm in trouble here; we've tried taking the weight off the diff and knocking it through, we can't get all the bolts out the mount dispite using some serious force on it. The bolt is stuck fast in the bush only way we can see is sawing through the mount!

[Thundersports]

Thanks Phazed. Boot floor? If so how do you know where to cut?

[Thundersports]

Nope can't undo a couple of the alan key bolts dispite putting a huge amount of force through them.

[Thundersports]

spend said:

Can you turn the bolt, if so is the inner sleeve turning with it?

If the sleeve is holding, you may be able to spin the bolt out (the heat can make a difference).

If the sleeve is spinning & broken the bond to the rubber you may be able to spin / push the sleeve out with bolt still attached.

I can turn the bolt but the sleeve is not moving.

[Thundersports]

Thank you all for your help. It looks like i'll be making a hole somewhere.

[Thundersports]

Hi chaps thanks for your help. I got the rubber mount turning now with the bolt along with diff jacked up and I still can't bash the bolt out. I started creating a hole in the shelf floor this weekend.

[Thundersports]

Update. Made 3 holes in the floor with a hole cutter then cut/drilled away the rubber bush before using a hacksaw blade with a handle to saw through bolts. Dropped it out on to my arm which hurt!

Edited by Thundersports on Tuesday 27th May 21:47

[Thundersports]

Again thanks everyone who posted for your help. I'm going to do a little chassis sanding and priming while the bugger is out! I'm going to use Gravesend transmissions to do the re-build but they can't do it for a couple of weeks. I cut through the bolt I assume it's high tensile and one of the TVR parts specialists can supply?

[Thundersports]

Me again........Diff rebuilt but I can't get the outer sleeve out of the chassis bracket. I can't get a hacksaw blade in there and a brake pipe is close so I don't want to go belting it in case I miss. Any advice?

[Thundersports]

Yes the top mount and Barreti has just come up with a solution to getting a hacksaw in there thank you.

Edited by Thundersports on Monday 23 June 09:11

[Thundersports]

All ready to go back in any advice for doing this?