jen90csw Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Hi all, I have a small technical issue and apologise if already covered. As the title suggests, my rear bump stops are a little worse for wear. Unfortunately the replacement of them has now been moved up the list of "things to do,when nothing better to do" as one 'helpful' other half decided to poke and snap off one of the offending items! It came off in his hand apparently.... The problem is we cannot seem to get the nuts,that hold them onto the studs/bracket on the chasis,to undo. The top end doesnt appear to be a proper size (somewhere between 9 and 10 ml?)and everything just seems to spin. Are we being dopey or is ther a knack to it? Many thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrfarmer Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 the bolts would be 8mm with a 13mm nut so are rusty you best bet is to cut the nut off with a hacksaw and buy new 2 m8x25-30mm with lock nuts the bolt fits in to a slotted hole and the new bump stop has an 88m clear hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen90csw Posted October 5, 2009 Author Share Posted October 5, 2009 Mmm yea, thought as much! Thanks for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5 power Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 hi if its between 9 and 10mm its probably 3/8 imperial. matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Mine required the humble attention of mr angry grinder to remove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajh Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Mine required the humble attention of mr angry grinder to remove. I thought that was how a LR was generally taken apart... are these bolts intended to be re-usable???!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 It came off in his hand apparently.... The all do that sir! But - better that than having them fall off next time they are actually needed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam300Tdi90 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I thought that was how a LR was generally taken apart... are these bolts intended to be re-usable???!? HAHAHAHAHAHA.... surely not. I broke my angle grinder three times, taking my landy apart... Sockets still shiney!!!! (lol, joke) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajh Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 HAHAHAHAHAHA.... surely not. I broke my angle grinder three times, taking my landy apart... Sockets still shiney!!!! (lol, joke) I blew out the pinion in mine half-way through the job, and that was on a Dewalt contractor grade one. There are plans to come up with a t-shirt.... "If you could put something together with an angle grinder you'd only need one tool... Land Rover Logo". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jen90csw Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 Called in at my local landy place today (independant, of course) and purchased some nice shiny new nuts, bolts and washers as i have decided to go down the grinder etc route! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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