"Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!" (eurylokhos)
12/19/2018 at 20:50 • Filed to: None
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"Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!" (eurylokhos)
12/19/2018 at 20:50 • Filed to: None | 2
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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.
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
bob and john
> Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
12/19/2018 at 21:01 |
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living up to your name I see
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.
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.....
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Eury - AFRICA TWIN!!!!!!!
> bob and john
12/19/2018 at 21:23 |
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...sigh...
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!
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!