Tricky-Ricky Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Well after a tentative look under the car, only had it jacked up enough to have a look and spray the nuts with releasing fluid, i couldn't resist trying a socket on one of the nuts, and found that the only way i'm going to do it without any problems is on a ramp with a wobble socket! just cant get the angles without:( also found that the nut & bolts on the first to second cat are a bloody silly size!! if you try a 14mm spanner on them it will round them off! and its to large for a 13mm! so it looks like that's one job i had planned for the weekend will have to wait until i can get it on a mates lift! oh well that leaves flushing the cooling system and fitting the fuel pump! so now i won't have enough excuses not to get the garden sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 IIRC they are 14mm. Best to use a hexagonal socket not the usual bihex ones you get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 I'm not exactly unfamiliar with wrenches, and still took it to a ramp for the front decat. After 9 years salts, heat and corrosion chances were that there would be problems. I was right, two studs snapped on sight. I'm not sure how easily I would have drilled and tapped new ones while laying under a jacked up car. No thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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