daniel mason
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| posted on 6/3/10 at 09:51 AM |
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removing prop shaft?
is there any tips for remooving prop from my s2000 donor? all bolts are allen key heads and there is not enough room to get a socket set on them. i
have tried putting the ring of a ring spanner around an allen key for extra leverage,but its no use. the car is also on axle stands so am a bit
worried when working on my own under the car!
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 6/3/10 at 09:54 AM |
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put a couple of spare wheels under there with you, and the jack - will make you feel safer.
Do you have allen head sockets, or are you trying to get a socket over the end of a standard allen key?
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daniel mason
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| posted on 6/3/10 at 10:08 AM |
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i have allen key socket heads but there is not enough rom to get them on to the bolts. i have been trying with standard allen keys!
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 6/3/10 at 10:15 AM |
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have you tried giving the ring spanner on the allen key a sharp smack with tool number 1?
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owelly
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| posted on 6/3/10 at 10:28 AM |
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Is there room to get a ball-ended allen socket on?
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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daniel mason
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| posted on 6/3/10 at 12:24 PM |
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i think an allen key is the only wat to get at it! will give it a whack or 2 and see what happens.
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02GF74
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| posted on 6/3/10 at 01:34 PM |
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for stubborn allen head bolts, I have been known to put on a steel tube for extra leverage.
decent quality keys will flex, which is a bit disconcerting, but yet have one to snap - it is a 2 hand job - one hand on the tube and over at the bend
to keep the key in the hex head.
ovbvously you will have sprayed the bolt with penetrating fluid - not wd40 but the proper stuff (i.e. plus gas?) after running a scribber around the
base of the head to clear out the head/flange interface and ensure that the key is in as fully as it can be and is in good condition otherwise
you risk rounding off the insides.
chances are the prop bolts are fine thread - these can be done up to higher torque - which isn't in your favour.
try heating and given them a tap with a hammer.
[Edited on 6/3/10 by 02GF74]
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Peteff
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| posted on 6/3/10 at 08:48 PM |
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Get a sacrificial Allen key and cut it to a length that you can reach, fit it into a socket then use a 3/8" drive ratchet to turn it. What size
is it ? You might need to use a 1/4" drive or adaptor and the bolt may have threadlock so heat would help.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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