Not joined yet? Register for free and enjoy features such as alerts, private messaging and viewing latest posts and topics.
re Ever started a job and wish you hadn't
-
- Member
- Posts: 210
- Joined: Thu Jun 13, 2013 3:44 pm
re Ever started a job and wish you hadn't
Already fitted a new rad this week. Had a set of new disks and pads sitting in the garage for ages. Just no time to do it. So I thought while I'm on a role I will do the fronts while its up in the air. The off side was binding anyway when I took it for a test drive after the radiator replacement. The disk bolt holding it on the hub was stuck like a B1*ch. Tried everything, including heating it up. Eventually the allen just turned in the head of the screw. So have had to drill it out until the flange part came off. Don't think these disks have ever been off because I had to clout it with a rubber mallet for ages before the disk came off. What a ball ache..Now i just have to get what is left of the disk bolt out.
-
- Member
- Posts: 269
- Joined: Sat Apr 21, 2018 5:20 pm
re Ever started a job and wish you hadn't
Oof! Feeling your pain!
- cj10jeeper
- Lifer
- Posts: 17846
- Joined: Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:50 am
- Location: Lichfield, England
re Ever started a job and wish you hadn't
If you need to get the job done forget about getting the hex out as it serves no real purpose or her than holding the disk until the wheel is in. You can do it later when you have time to drill it and get an extractor in it
Jaguar F-Type 3.0 Supercharged V6 S, Stratus Grey, LSD, Active Exhaust, CF wheels, Performance brakes, Sports seats and mods ongoing
Gone but not forgotten Z4 3.0i SE Roadster ///M front, Red ///M leather seats, Aero sills
Gone but not forgotten Z4 3.0i SE Roadster ///M front, Red ///M leather seats, Aero sills
-
- Member
- Posts: 283
- Joined: Mon Apr 09, 2018 9:06 am
re Ever started a job and wish you hadn't
That's right... I wouldn't bother with it.cj10jeeper wrote: ↑Sun Jun 17, 2018 3:12 pm If you need to get the job done forget about getting the hex out as it serves no real purpose or her than holding the disk until the wheel is in. You can do it later when you have time to drill it and get an extractor in it
-
- Member
- Posts: 210
- Joined: Thu Jun 13, 2013 3:44 pm
re Ever started a job and wish you hadn't
Well I am definitely not bothering now. Bought one of those easy out type bits today. Guess what. It broke off in the bolt. Think its case hardened or something because tried drilling that out but it didn't even touch it. So just tidied it up a bit and that is that.
-
- Lifer
- Posts: 12722
- Joined: Sun Nov 30, 2008 1:03 pm
- Location: Liverpool
- Contact:
re Ever started a job and wish you hadn't
I know the feeling...unfortunately I'm at this 'job' until Christmas, and would have left already but don't want to jeopardise future work (in a different role)
- Nictrix
- Lifer
- Posts: 5451
- Joined: Mon Aug 18, 2014 9:59 pm
- Location: Paisley
re Ever started a job and wish you hadn't
Nothing worse than hitting problems in the middle of a job.
E89 2014 35i M Sport Black with Black leather
-
- Member
- Posts: 71
- Joined: Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:43 am
- Location: Pontefract
re Ever started a job and wish you hadn't
I've had to resort to grinder before now to get disc's off so it came free with just a good whacking you were lucky
- cj10jeeper
- Lifer
- Posts: 17846
- Joined: Fri Jun 22, 2007 11:50 am
- Location: Lichfield, England
re Ever started a job and wish you hadn't
Oh - I don’t know
After packing all tools away then discovering the problem remains on test drive or finding a spare bolt all make me scream..
Jaguar F-Type 3.0 Supercharged V6 S, Stratus Grey, LSD, Active Exhaust, CF wheels, Performance brakes, Sports seats and mods ongoing
Gone but not forgotten Z4 3.0i SE Roadster ///M front, Red ///M leather seats, Aero sills
Gone but not forgotten Z4 3.0i SE Roadster ///M front, Red ///M leather seats, Aero sills
-
- Member
- Posts: 84
- Joined: Mon May 04, 2015 7:05 pm
- Location: Warwickshire
re Ever started a job and wish you hadn't
Same happened to me, spent an hours trying everything to no avail, drilled the bolt head off, then set about trying to extract the rest.
Holding the hub with one hand to stop it spinning, drilling with the other.
Drill bit snapped leftwards, hand spun around rightwards.
https://ibb.co/iEuJvT
You can see the blood blister where the drill bit pinched from inside my hand.
Ordered and fitted a new hub/bearing once I'd healed up.
Holding the hub with one hand to stop it spinning, drilling with the other.
Drill bit snapped leftwards, hand spun around rightwards.
https://ibb.co/iEuJvT
You can see the blood blister where the drill bit pinched from inside my hand.
Ordered and fitted a new hub/bearing once I'd healed up.