[ROVERNET - UK] tough nut

[Paul Smith]

The easy way out is to use the Allen key in the back and remove the pivot pin.
You can then take the caliper off and work on it.

When refitting, don't do the caps up mega tight.

PVS

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com]On Behalf Of peter king
Sent: Thursday, 28 September 2006 2:24 am
To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] tough nut


Thanks for the email test response.

This is a mundane topic, but one which could benefit from the  
collective experience of Roverists...

I've managed to round off the cap nut on my right rear caliper, and a  
day and a night on my back attempting to remove it with heat,  
pounding, vise grips, forcing a smaller socket onto it, and swearing  
profusely hasn't helped. I'm considering picking up a bolt removing  
tool, which might bite into the top round surface and create a solid  
enough grip to get some torque on it. I'm also considering a hand- 
held impact driver, if I can get enough purchase on the nut with a 1  
1/16 thin wall socket on the rounded 1 1/8 nut.

But before I do either, I thought it would be helpful to hear from  
you all if you have had a similar problem, and how you solved it.

I have not, by the way, dropped the rear end.

Thanks for any input.

Peter


On Sep 27, 2006, at 12:08 PM, John Burkhard wrote:

> 5X5 out here in the Mojave Desert near old Rt 66.
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