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rokhound wrote::lol:

hows your pig going

yeti wrote:anyone taken there factory cage thingy outta a tj ...have 5 bolts that I cant get ..tried impact driver no go ......any ideas anyone .....and no im not dumping it into a big pit hole westie ......

If it were my truck, I'd attack that with my die grinder to take the head off the bolt and get the cage out of the way, then have a crack at drilling the remains of the threaded part out of the captive nut once you have more room. You might find the heat created by drilling frees the thread up and it just winds out with the drill bit in it

sweet db sounds like a plan, shall give it a shot ...cheers mate .....

Suzukis have similar bolts holding their doors on I have found that using a hammer and cold chisel to make a groove on the side of the head and then lean the chisel to give a rotational effect has got them undone every time.

Cut a 1mm slit across the head then use a big flathead bit in your impact driver. If the slit is too wide for the flathead bit give it a couple of twacks with a hammer, this will close the slit up a bit

I did one about a year ago i hit them three or for times with big hammer and got the 1/2" rattle gun on them .it work for me .

zukmeista wrote:I have found that using a hammer and cold chisel to make a groove on the side of the head and then lean the chisel to give a rotational effect has got them undone every time.

Cat and Komatsu use these button head bolts a bit in their cabs. I have found that when they seize it is usually just on the head, the thread itself is free as. Like Zukmeista said. Belt the crap out of them with a cold chisel and then put your driver back on, all good.

Failing that, if you have to take the head off it, the thread usually winds out easy as. Good luck.

cheers people, have 5 bolts left with 5 ideas...will have a play with em during the week and post the winner ...... thanks again..........

Dont hit it too hard... might not start or radiator might fall out....

mck wrote:Dont hit it too hard... might not start or radiator might fall out....

na be sweet johnnie boy , bout million zip ties holding it together......

you mean another million...

mck wrote:you mean another million...

turning into a bit of a cock there johnnie boy .......

so grinder cold chisel and hammer for the win .........what a ass of a thing to remove ...






looking at a previous post maybe I don't need a cage .....




but yeah na ......new one fits as it should .....

it's not the type of bolt's or cage, it big trees jumping out and getting you thats the problem
good to see it going back together

so what to do when powers out and no work ...throw the seats back in ...got drivers side done and thought mmmm skid up the road be cool.....




must shut bonnet thingy's next time ......

so need ANOTHER windscreen.......

Gutted... Happens tho.

yeti wrote:so what to do when powers out and no work ...throw the seats back in ...got drivers side done and thought mmmm skid up the road be cool.....




must shut bonnet thingy's next time ......

so need ANOTHER windscreen.......

Shit mate with all that wind blowing bits of trees etc around I figured someone on here would end up with car damage. Insurance job that one...

Bit late but re buggered bolts, we have often debated left hand drills at work. Drill out bolts going up in drill size until the wall is thin and then the drill bit should bite and wind out the bolt. In theory - the only thing stopping me is trying it out is finding the LH drill bits

Mattman wrote:Gutted... Happens tho.

yep .....heaps of times for me ....

Heath wrote:

yeti wrote:so what to do when powers out and no work ...throw the seats back in ...got drivers side done and thought mmmm skid up the road be cool.....

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must shut bonnet thingy's next time ......

so need ANOTHER windscreen.......

Shit mate with all that wind blowing bits of trees etc around I figured someone on here would end up with car damage. Insurance job that one...

yeah but dent lines up with windscreen frame lol......only cosmetic

yeti wrote:

Heath wrote:

yeti wrote:so what to do when powers out and no work ...throw the seats back in ...got drivers side done and thought mmmm skid up the road be cool.....

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must shut bonnet thingy's next time ......

so need ANOTHER windscreen.......

Shit mate with all that wind blowing bits of trees etc around I figured someone on here would end up with car damage. Insurance job that one...

yeah but dent lines up with windscreen frame lol......only cosmetic

Grab a branch and "alter" the dent parameters. Or perhaps the wind blew the bonnet up. Technically 'high winds' did lift the bonnet...

Heath wrote:

yeti wrote:so need ANOTHER windscreen.......

Grab a branch and "alter" the dent parameters. Or perhaps the wind blew the bonnet up. Technically 'high winds' did lift the bonnet...

Im with Heath on that mate

na it all buffed out sweet as bro.

mocked up air for winch , just gotta get a couple of fittings today to finish it .....yep that's tie wire, couldn't find any number 8 wire .(.will be fixed on better than that ).....

Look on the bright side ...ya didnt run yaself over.

yeti wrote:so what to do when powers out and no work ...throw the seats back in ...got drivers side done and thought mmmm skid up the road be cool.....




must shut bonnet thingy's next time ......

so need ANOTHER windscreen.......

plumbed up, switches in and working a treat.....





its the redneck in me ......




works a treat..........(has got clips round it )

already with a day to spare ....

cheers rick c for letting us use ya shop ....ya a good bastard ...

looks so neat and tidy...























































that wont last long

that's the plan bill..................................

fark it , pos can stay there im walking back......

What have you done this time Yeti? Jeez think it might be that you drive it too hard ?