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dumdum0910

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 8:33 am

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i have read the how to on how to lower the rear end of the 206 but im stuck on 1 bit..i cannot get the 4 washers out . im cleaned all the dirt out. sprayed with wd40 hit them to loosen em a lil bit. hammered them down but they do not wanna budge... any more ideas?


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NorthantsBen

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 8:37 am

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i get a bolster on them get them moving easier, or get a torx that just fits in the hole off washer, hit it in with hammer (not too far) then u should be able to move washer around and pull it out with the torx u have hit in the hole, (washer will pop off the torx if you dont hit it in too hard)


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dumdum0910

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 9:01 am

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surely if you put a torx in the hole it will damage the thread on the torsion bar ??


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NorthantsBen

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 9:03 am

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not if its just big enoth for the hole and you dont hit it in too far, i have used that method on ones that have been stuck lots of times, not had a problem at all,


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dumdum0910

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 9:05 am

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what sort of torx do you mean?? a torx socket bit or torx bolt? and im sure the hole in the washer is the same size as the hole in the torsion bar


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NorthantsBen

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 9:07 am

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torx socket bit, yer its around same size but as its a tight fit it wont go in that far, its hard to explain tbh, its a last method if they wont come out i use, get the wd40 straw right into the grooves to flush out all the rubbish


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dumdum0910

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 9:08 am

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ok i will give it another go tomorrow


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Squeaker

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 9:20 am

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All i did, was remove the bolt, put a flat blade screwdirver into the hole of the washer, move it in a ciruclar motion, spraying in WD40 all the time, till it was moving freely where it sits, then just worked it til it came out. It was swaimming in wd40 tho.

macj

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 9:39 am

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you can try clearing the hole the washer sits in with a rotary wire brush in a drill..... they get stuck because the outer edge gets rust on it making the washer hard to remove.

-RAJ-

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 11:01 am

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macj wrote:

you can try clearing the hole the washer sits in with a rotary wire brush in a drill..... they get stuck because the outer edge gets rust on it making the washer hard to remove.

this is what i did, cleans it out nicely

Seabook

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 11:28 am

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Squeaker wrote:

All i did, was remove the bolt, put a flat blade screwdirver into the hole of the washer, move it in a ciruclar motion, spraying in WD40 all the time, till it was moving freely where it sits, then just worked it til it came out. It was swaimming in wd40 tho.

what i do is hammer the screw driver hard,

give it a few punch should be able the free it up


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dumdum0910

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 11:41 am

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Seabook wrote:

Squeaker wrote:

what i do is hammer the screw driver hard,

give it a few punch should be able the free it up

this is what i did but it wouldnt move. the bottom half of the washer moves in and out slightly but the top half is stuck


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NorthantsBen

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 11:43 am

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get a bolster and hammer on them, can hit harder


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Seabook

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 12:04 pm

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dumdum0910 wrote:

Seabook wrote:

Squeaker wrote:

what i do is hammer the screw driver hard,

give it a few punch should be able the free it up

this is what i did but it wouldnt move. the bottom half of the washer moves in and out slightly but the top half is stuck

that means you don't hit it hard enough Cool


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KrisB

Posted: Sun May 08, 2011 2:38 pm

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Pay me to do it


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