corsajay88
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Registered: 22nd Aug 11
Location: Upton, Cheshire
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One of the hub to carrier bolts has rounded while trying to remove it. Any suggestions? I have new ones on order from vauxhall but obviously i need to get this off
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shaned12345
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Registered: 28th Sep 10
Location: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
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the 10mm allen key one?
not fun, i've done it myself and ended up angle grinding the head of the bolt off and getting a new carrier.
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corsajay88
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Registered: 22nd Aug 11
Location: Upton, Cheshire
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Not good news, last time a slide bolt snapped and had to be drilled but being hardened steel was quite difficult.
Now i know why they recomend using new bolt as all the ones on the front are knackered, just turning into dust.
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corsajay88
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Registered: 22nd Aug 11
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going to try a bolt extractor on them this morning, only concern is with threadlock on it might not turn it and its quite awkward to drill. think i might take the hub off and go from there. no rush still waiting on vauxhall for the new bolts anyway
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INEEDALET
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Registered: 18th Nov 11
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take the hub of and hit a torx bit into it, worked for me all though was a pain to get the torq bit out the bolt lol
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corsajay88
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Registered: 22nd Aug 11
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Didnt think of that, will give it a quick try if not, im going to cut the heads off the bolts tomorow. Ive got spare carriers.
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