Thread: Time for a Re-fit

Thanks Arthur.

I used a bit of softwood to cushion the blows against the end of the bolt and the thread..... but (maybe because of the heat...actually I am sure it was the heat) the thread tightened significantly on the nut and, well, the thread is a bit, er, buggered now. It's a bit annoying, after spending so many months seeping WD40 into it. I would have preferred to soak it in diesel all that time, but don't have a vessel large enough to manoeuvre it into.

I have put it into the too-hard basket for the moment.

Cheers,

John

Interesting. That "knock" is back. While the engine did certainly seem to be having an oiling problem with number one cylinder, I think I may be on the way to finding another underlying reason. I ran it this afternoon, and loosened the fuel line to number one injector: the knock stopped. I'm going to check out that injector when I get some more time to spend on the vehicle.

Originally Posted by Johnno1969

Thanks Arthur.

I used a bit of softwood to cushion the blows against the end of the bolt and the thread..... but (maybe because of the heat...actually I am sure it was the heat) the thread tightened significantly on the nut and, well, the thread is a bit, er, buggered now. It's a bit annoying, after spending so many months seeping WD40 into it. I would have preferred to soak it in diesel all that time, but don't have a vessel large enough to manoeuvre it into.

I have put it into the too-hard basket for the moment.

Hi John

Find yourself some hat felt, soak it in diesel then wrap around the protruding part and leave it for a while.

Just wet it occasionally to keep it moist and it will work through in time ------ I hope!
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Thanks Arthur - I'll do just that.

John

Though it is becoming tempting to cut the blasted thing and drive it out, then weld a new bolt to the door top.....

Can you split the nut and get rid of it that way
Cheers Will

Thanks Will. Nope, unfortunately. The bolt itself is seized to the tube through which it attaches to the door bottom. Removing the nut's not the issue - the bolt is just very stubborn.

Cheers,

John

Busy but slow day.

Picked up various fittings from the sandblaster man (took them there because I was sick of grinders and wire brushes). It seems that Sandblaster Man had the sandblaster turned up to eleven, because it ripped a lot of the surface away - which pretty-much finalised my to-paint-or-not-to-paint question.

Here are the bits before and after gold galv painting and finishing with hammer-finish.

John