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Title: Alls well.....
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 06 March 2010, 15:27:05

Wellung and me attacked the miggy today and did a coolant flush and refill and also laughed at the rover tomcat thats bust 2 ratchets and a nut on the suspension leg that refuses to budge!!! Best of luck with that un lee  ::) ....Oh and the temp dont go above 90 now  :y :y

Title: Re: Alls well.....
Post by: Welung666 on 06 March 2010, 15:29:22

You got home quick!  :o Testing the sport button again? ;D ;D

Been into the shop again and got me a set of impact sockets and big a$$ breaker bar ;) That should shift the b@stard! ;D ;D

Title: Re: Alls well.....
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 06 March 2010, 15:31:28

I still say the Rover will roll over before that NUT breaks!!! ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Alls well.....
Post by: Ghost on 06 March 2010, 15:51:26

A grinder always work for me Lol. [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=evil.gif] [smiley=evil.gif]

Title: Re: Alls well.....
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 06 March 2010, 15:55:07

I did laugh though especially when i saw the 3 sheets of A4 the MOT station used for the fails for that rover........ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Alls well.....
Post by: Welung666 on 06 March 2010, 16:39:05

If I can't shift that nut tomorrow I'm just going to de-grease the shock and hope to god it's empty and doesn't leak anymore till after the MOT ;D ;D

Title: Re: Alls well.....
Post by: Amigo on 06 March 2010, 17:17:28

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I still say the Rover will roll over before that NUT breaks!!! ;D ;D ;D

You need a nut to drive a Rover! ::)

Title: Re: Alls well.....
Post by: jonnycool on 06 March 2010, 19:57:53

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If I can't shift that nut tomorrow I'm just going to de-grease the shock and hope to god it's empty and doesn't leak anymore till after the MOT ;D ;D

Worked for me once  :y :y :y

Title: Re: Alls well.....
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 06 March 2010, 19:58:11

Trust me guy,lee had the socket and ratchet and a BLOODY big breaker bar on it and it still would not shift!!! He even welded the broken ratchet up and it snapped that!!! I truly had a vision of the rover doing a backflip with a half turnpike somersault!!! :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Alls well.....
Post by: STMO999 on 06 March 2010, 19:59:47

Get some heat on it.

Title: Re: Alls well.....
Post by: Welung666 on 07 March 2010, 11:27:50

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Get some heat on it.

Yeah, a match to the whole rather' thing ;D ;D ;D

Well gave up on the nut in the end, a bit of brake cleaner and some elbow grease it looks like a new shock ;D ;D ;D ;)

Only the 2 bits of welding to sort now :y

Title: Re: Alls well.....
Post by: Del Boy on 07 March 2010, 12:13:18

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Get some heat on it.

Yeah, a match to the whole rather' thing ;D ;D ;D

Well gave up on the nut in the end, a bit of brake cleaner and some elbow grease it looks like a new shock ;D ;D ;D ;)

Only the 2 bits of welding to sort now :y

Been there done that, works a treat everytime  ;D

Title: Re: Alls well.....
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 07 March 2010, 19:17:05

I had a feeling it would go that way..... ;D ;D ;D