Front drop link removal help please

[shake n bake]

Evening all.
I'm tending to my chassis and whilst on the front corner noticed the track rod end was poorly, and the drop links looked knackered as well.
I've got the track rod off ok, along with the nut on the anti roll bar end, but the nut attached to the wishbone side is causing me problems.
I moved it about 2 rotations but now it's locked solid.
I've driven down a spanner on to the inner lugs, but the force from the socket pushes the spanner off (at quite a force!).
I'm in my own garage, so no power tools, just spanners, sockets ect.
Can anyone offer any advice or tricks they've used to either break the bloody thing off or anything else??
Thanks,
Russell.

[ch427]

ive not seen the nut position but is it possible to hacksaw half of it off, it should split then.

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ch427 said:

ive not seen the nut position but is it possible to hacksaw half of it off, it should split then.

I did think of this but very limited access would mean i'd be there until 2022 I think! Good shout though.

[jojackson4]

Bull and bollocs keep turning if it snaps hay ho

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jojackson4 said:

Bull and bollocs keep turning if it snaps hay ho

I've got nothing left to get a decent grip on, I was at it for at least an hour.
I think mr angle grinder is gonna have to come out!

[phillpot]

The end attached to that bracket on lower wishbone?




Short of stripping a lot of bits off to get better access I'd look at buying, borrowing or hiring one of these before you .....

A. waste a lot of time
B. damage something
C. damage yourself

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phillpot said:

The end attached to that bracket on lower wishbone?




Short of stripping a lot of bits off to get better access I'd look at buying, borrowing or hiring one of these before you .....

A. waste a lot of time
B. damage something
C. damage yourself

Agreed, I've just measured up and I can get a grinder in there so I'll get a metal currying disc in the next couple of days and then play A team!

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phillpot said:

The end attached to that bracket on lower wishbone?




Short of stripping a lot of bits off to get better access I'd look at buying, borrowing or hiring one of these before you .....

A. waste a lot of time
B. damage something
C. damage yourself

Agreed, I've just measured up and I can get a grinder in there so I'll get a metal currying disc in the next couple of days and then play A team!

[jojackson4]

Use a slitting disc not one of those old grinding discs

[phazed]

jojackson4 said:

Use a slitting disc not one of those old grinding discs

I think you mean "cutting" disc?

If so, dam ipad spolling correction!

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phazed said:

I think you mean "cutting" disc?

If so, dam ipad spolling correction!

To be fair I said I was going to use a 'currying disc', I can't see that being much help! Damn auto correct.

[phillpot]

Call them slitting or cutting (but not currying), they want to be the very slim ones, old style cutting discs are about 3mm thick.

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phillpot said:

Call them slitting or cutting (but not currying), they want to be the very slim ones, old style cutting discs are about 3mm thick.

Sounds like a plan, I'll wander to machine mart or tool station tomorrow.

[jojackson4]

1.5 mm thick

[Barreti]

Please please please use goggles if you are using the thin steel cutting blades. Any sideways or twisting pressure breaks them and I've had piece hit me in the face and cut my cheek.
I'm lazy when it comes to goggles/glasses so thought I'd mention it. Be safe out there guys

[mk1fan]

shake n bake said:

To be fair I said I was going to use a 'currying disc', I can't see that being much help! Damn auto correct.

A really hot and spicey one would over time dissolve the nut. There are speedier discs available though.

[phillpot]

Barreti said:

Please please please use goggles if you are using......

..... an angle grinder with any type of disc!

[shake n bake]

Offending drop link cut out, now to work out how to get the new one in as the arb seems to have moved up a bit??

[jojackson4]

Jack / straps brut force

[phillpot]

If you have both sides off the anti roll bar should move quite easily?