How to removed siezed bolt

[SilverSaloon]

Good man. Informative video otherwise- you do get a taste of the forces that need to be applied in doing this job and a hint of how you sometimes have to persist for quite a long time to gain success.

atleast with the arm (nearly ) off i can see that its very possible this is the cause of the creaking - the balljoint is shot and all the other bushings at the mounts look pretty tired & dry/cracked rubber.

after this job, all i have left to do is to renew the coolant (it just has water in at the moment), fit a wheel arch liner that was smashed up when i got the car, and replace some broken trim inside the car and hardwire in my wife's satnav 'cause the bl00dy alfa cig lighter doesnt seem the same as normal ones and the power supply keeps on falling out of the socket.

then i can relax and put the R107 back in my garage (currently living out in the cold rain )

 

[Druk]

Ref the YouTube video.

The guy has a trolley jack under the disc (rotor) taking a goodly weight and then sticks his head in the arch to see what's going on ?????????????

Elf and safety will be aving kittens.

Then he says "this is the correct way to remove a balljoint"

Really?

 

[Chattonmill]

then i can relax and put the R107 back in my garage (currently living out in the cold rain )

Alfa in Garage and R107 Outside

 

[colinallcars]

I loved the long silence then muttering in the background when the joint didn't separate as easily as expected - been there often!

Back on safety - I never work with my legs under the car when undoing tight nuts. Perhaps I'm paranoid but the possibility of the stand shifting/giving way scares me.

 

[SilverSaloon]

I loved the long silence then muttering in the background when the joint didn't separate as easily as expected - been there often!

Back on safety - I never work with my legs under the car when undoing tight nuts. Perhaps I'm paranoid but the possibility of the stand shifting/giving way scares me.

yeah - the alfa is supported on an axle stand and a 2nd axle stand is in position elsewhere just incase.

when i was doing the work on the SL which meant me crawling underneath, i had several backups in position. i prefer the belts & braces aproach to things

 

[johnsco]

No long silences in Johnsco's drive, at times like these.
More likely - Lessons in foul language for the benefit of the neighbours.

Mrs. J has long-since despaired of me and comments like ...
"I've just removed the 3rd impossible bolt ... Only another 5 to go !! "

Cheers
Johnsco

To echo post #21 ... Aren't cars good fun.

 

[SilverSaloon]

yes i'm pleased i dont have a "swear box" in my garage as it would be overflowing by now.

 

[Smiley]

Ref the YouTube video.

The guy has a trolley jack under the disc (rotor) taking a goodly weight and then sticks his head in the arch to see what's going on ?????????????

Elf and safety will be aving kittens.

Then he says "this is the correct way to remove a balljoint"

Really?

Many years ago a friend of a friend was working under his car when it collapsed on him. He came round and managed to get himself out from under the car. His wife was out at the time and he realised that he had injured himself and needed to get to the hospital. He thought that he had severed his ear as he could see something dangling around ..... Somehow he managed to get himself to the outpatients where the receptionist fainted. He had knocked one of his eyes out of its socket and it was dangling against his cheek.
Dont ever get under your car unless it is safe to do so.

 

[johnsco]

That's spoilt my afternoon !!

 

[219]

Many years ago a friend of a friend was working under his car when it collapsed on him. He came round and managed to get himself out from under the car. His wife was out at the time and he realised that he had injured himself and needed to get to the hospital. He thought that he had severed his ear as he could see something dangling around ..... Somehow he managed to get himself to the outpatients where the receptionist fainted. He had knocked one of his eyes out of its socket and it was dangling against his cheek.
Dont ever get under your car unless it is safe to do so.

One of my oldest and best friends died when the Ford Anglia he was working on fell on him , due to being supported on a pile of bricks and with a spare engine in the boot ! ( poor ****er should have , and did , known better ) .

The only good thing to come out of it was , in going to his funeral I met up with a number of friends with whom I had lost contact and ended up meeting my partner of the last 11 years !

 

[SilverSaloon]

I've now got the new suspension arm fitted.

A huge thanks to both Druk for helping me get the old arm and balljoint off (it was a struggle!) and Tiff for fitting the new arm on for me

bl00dy Alfas - after all that - SRS fault light has relit again

 

[Sprint-Man]

Last ditch attempt: Diesel sprayed on the bolt, (better still if you can access the blind end) left to penetrate (may take a considerable while eg. 12 hours +) and if possible a socket to attempt the undo. Is the bolt a right-hand thread? Try to firstly tighten (clockwise viewed from the bolt end if it's righthand threaded) the bolt to 'snap' the threads and allow the seizure to clear then change direction to unscrew or use an 'Easy-Out' thread retractor from an outlet like ScrewFix or Lord Tool Hire etc. this will involve drilling into the bolt prior to using the device. I hope this to be of help and good luck?

 

[Tiff]

Glad to have helped, and big thanks for the wine!!


Oh, and EZ- outs are the work of the devil..... please stay away!!!

The big blue spanner is the answer to ALL sized bolts