DAMN IT!!!

Kinja'd!!! "Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!" (eurylokhos)
12/19/2018 at 20:50 • Filed to: None

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Front left CV started clicking on the E46 325XI wagon yesterday. I have the axle sitting here, so may as well do it. Start on it around 8:30am, I decide to pull the strut to get the access I need. Simple. 1 pinch bolt and down it’ll come.

Then the damn bolt head sheared off. DAMN IT!

7:30pm, $80 in bits later and I still haven’t completely finished drilling it out. It’s 90% there, but my tennis elbow is killing me, and I don’t need the car to get to work, so screw it.

I’ll finish it tomorrow.

I’m so pissed I can’t even come up with an image for your time. Sorry.

EDIT : After the shock of it went away I googled the problem. I only got “E46 Strut Pinc” typed in before it autocompleted “E46 strut pinch bolt broke”. Sigh. Guess I should have googled it first before digging in. At least I know and will go a different way of heat the shit out of it first when I do the other side. 


DISCUSSION (7)


Kinja'd!!! xsnowpig > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
12/19/2018 at 20:58

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Adventures like that in my garage involve copious amounts of profanity and band aids on multiple knuckles


Kinja'd!!! bob and john > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
12/19/2018 at 21:01

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living up to your name I see


Kinja'd!!! BeaterGT > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
12/19/2018 at 21:02

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I feel your pain, I did the same thing replacing ball joints with the damn pinch bolt. Actually killed off a bit drilling it out. 


Kinja'd!!! farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
12/19/2018 at 21:02

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but hey... look on the upside... at least you dont have a funny sidekick helping you wrench

mine started the car when i was trying to get the starter off.....


Kinja'd!!! Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!! > bob and john
12/19/2018 at 21:23

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...sigh...


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
12/19/2018 at 22:23

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Once you get the bolt out, you’ll have lots of fun pushing the hub off the strut.  Better eat your Wheaties tomorrow morning!


Kinja'd!!! Future Heap Owner > Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
12/20/2018 at 02:12

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Oof, that sucks. At least you’re prepared for the next one now!