I've been trying to move a bolt that's been stuck for many years as JeffTT said previously to try tightening an Allen key bolt with a nut round it. I just cannot move the dam nut.

 

Any ideas on the best way to move it?

pmsl, listen footmunch, this fecker is like the sword and the stone. It's proper stuck.

 

The maintenance dude at work is gonna have a crack at it as he has a vice

 

OMG......you don't have a vice :thumbdown: how on earth do you get through life :biggrin:.

well i told him im back at work next week, i have a vice, numerous plumbing tools designed to remove tight bolts and a blow torch and cutting tools, but he didnt want to take me up on my offer so now im recinding it and will watch and laugh at this thread as he struggles on

Do not Heat it up ..

there are nylon and rubber parts in the Bov .. you will melt them

i wouldnt heat either or maybe just a tad incase its been glued on with locktite, probably get in in a vice secured and just use grips to thighten it, what you have to be carefull with is not to sqaush the nut while trying to remove, this will make it harder to remove, stlilsons will do this

the nut in question is just an adjuster, just cut the bloody thing off and replace with a suitable one, i had the same dumb valves, removing the nut doesnt do anything to them apart from remove the nut from the top and leave them fully adjusted. what ever gave you the idea that if you remove it, its going to bork the BOV?

Is the nut Steel and the top of the BOV aluminium? If it is, it's probably reacted a bit and sort of welded itself to the bov. Cut the bugger off with a bit of hacksaw blade and take your time. once you've cut a slot the nut will be much easier to get off.

Andy, dont be judging us Northerners by Lee's standards..

Why do you think we call him Bird... lol...

lol... cracking thread... (no pun intended) pissing myself laughing... :lol:

 

keep up the great banter... :clap:

This is why half tonn T-rex,s the king of the earth all died...they could,nt work out how to crack a cockel open when the sea level rose:rofl::rofl::rofl:

well i told him im back at work next week, i have a vice, numerous plumbing tools designed to remove tight bolts and a blow torch and cutting tools, but he didnt want to take me up on my offer so now im recinding it and will watch and laugh at this thread as he struggles on

 

Sorry al, I thought I'd said... I would give them to you but I need the car and it won't run without them will it?

Just it's the only car we have at the minute

Andy, dont be judging us Northerners by Lee's standards..

Why do you think we call him Bird... lol...

 

Kev, I thought it was due to that time a went flying past you lol

Not with the state of your bovs matey..Well be back Monday, I'll get it off for u.Lad next door is a machinist with every tool u can think off if we get stuck..Even has a vice.. Lmao...When's this baby arriving buddy????

God knows. Probably next Friday.

 

So are you in on Monday?

Update:

 

So had a few people trying, and it still wouldn't budge... Even in a vice.

 

So, I've cut a slot with a hacksaw blade and then taken out a chisel and hit the bugger. Then mole grips worked lol.

 

I've not even tried the other one yet lol

probably been glued on to stop them moving, probably need some heat, or ya just need to slowly cut down the nut till it can be knocked off

probably been glued on to stop them moving, probably need some heat, or ya just need to slowly cut down the nut till it can be knocked off

 

Certainly seems that way mate. But it's off now... Woohoo.

 

Round 2 will bu coming soon though lol

Update:

 

So had a few people trying, and it still wouldn't budge... Even in a vice.

 

So, I've cut a slot with a hacksaw blade and then taken out a chisel and hit the bugger. Then mole grips worked lol.

 

I've not even tried the other one yet lol

 

told ya :sailor: lol