God Damned Shear Bolts!
Discussion
Right, so last job of the current crop of jobs was to fit a steering column lowering bracket.
Quick scan of the Haynes manual suggested that my car was fitted by those nice chaps at Rover with a shear bolt to stop someone swapping the steering column.
So out with the Dremel to cut a slot in the shear bolt head, get the biggest screwdriver head ratchet socket I could find, mate the two up, give it a good push and SNAP! there goes the socket (so much for Halfords Professional Lifetime Warranty!).
Its been soaked in WD40 since Friday and the bloody thing wont budge a single millimetre.
Any ideas?
Matt.
Quick scan of the Haynes manual suggested that my car was fitted by those nice chaps at Rover with a shear bolt to stop someone swapping the steering column.
So out with the Dremel to cut a slot in the shear bolt head, get the biggest screwdriver head ratchet socket I could find, mate the two up, give it a good push and SNAP! there goes the socket (so much for Halfords Professional Lifetime Warranty!).
Its been soaked in WD40 since Friday and the bloody thing wont budge a single millimetre.
Any ideas?
Matt.
Fatboy said: Angle grinder? Usually what I've had to resort to. I've got this joyous task awaiting me at some point.
Try grinding a flat spot on the shear bolt and gripping it with waterpump pliers - that's worked for me in the past.
Ahh good plan!
Might see if I can take the edges off with the dremel then...
Are these things made of ultra tough steel? Could I just use bigger and bigger drill bits to get the head off and then just knock it through?
Matt.
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