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[woolley11]

I guess someone has successfully bolted back on the coolant transfer pipe? 🥴

I got the new thermostat transfer pipe from Yankee land. Fitted into thermostat housing ok and bracket is more or less in right place to accept bolt.

I’ve dropped 3 bolts down the bottom of engine bay (not reappeared on garage floor). Just no room to get angle on it.

Seems to me the only way is to remove the hydraulic pipe that’s fouling the bolt hole. Obviously will loose all the fluid from the reservoir in doing so 🤔🤔

Any suggestions gratefully received 

[Nick W]

Now you know why it's called the bastard bolt.


It goes in easily once you align the lifting bracket, transfer tube lug, and the third thing that I can't remember with the threaded hole. Growing some more hands to do all of that is recommended

[amba]

Take the lifting eye out and run a 10mm drill through it to open up the hole

Makes lining things up a lot easier as you are then only trying to get the bolt trough 2 tight holes and I doubt you would ever use the lifting eye to take out the engine so it there now more as a spacer.

Its still fiddly but 1/3 less 

[woolley11]

Well I’ve lost the original hex bolt now it’ll have to be a “normal” one.

I’ve got some blue tack to stick on the bolt with a small socket

See how I get on tomorrow