XUD lower Engine Mount

vanny · Post by **vanny** » 24 Mar 2005, 19:44

Yeah but im on about just generally cutting small amounts of metal in hard to reach places on a car, they crop up all the time. A dremel is the most versatile tool, but totally useless for cutting steel (or generally cutting), after that you have to resolve to hack saw blades on there own and other such useless stuff. I nice small 1" angle grinder would be pretty cool, so long as the body aint too huge!

Post by **Jon** » 24 Mar 2005, 20:49

Sounds like what is needed is one of those little air driven hacksaws, now, Stan next door has the compressor, Louis has the air hacksaw I think......................

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » 24 Mar 2005, 21:17

Sounds ideal!
Jeremy

oilyspanner · Post by **oilyspanner** » 24 Mar 2005, 23:13

BIG HAMMER![:D]
Stewart

Forth · Post by **Forth** » 26 Mar 2005, 21:29

Since a jigsaw wouldn't get at it with the engine still in place, would a sabre-saw with a good steel cutting blade work instead?

oilyspanner · Post by **oilyspanner** » 26 Mar 2005, 22:02

My only problem with blades cutting the outer ring is that whilst the steel bit will cut slowly we all know that the alloy bit will cut like butter! and thats the part we want to keep, The hammer and chisel method (which was taught to me as part of my apprenticeship) certainly doesnt waste any time, an engineers vice will press the new one into place without difficulty.
Stewart

ActivaV6uk · Post by **ActivaV6uk** » 26 Mar 2005, 22:13

you all know i'm mental for doing exsessive amounts of DIY but this sounds like an awful lot of work when a pug garage will do it for you for a very good price (argue if you have to ive had more than one done for £5 a piece)...
Andy

JohnW · Post by **JohnW** » 27 Mar 2005, 19:10

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My only problem with blades cutting the outer ring is that whilst the steel bit will cut slowly we all know that the alloy bit will cut like butter! and thats the part we want to keep, The hammer and chisel method (which was taught to me as part of my apprenticeship) certainly doesnt waste any time, an engineers vice will press the new one into place without difficulty.
Stewart
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I've not done this particular one, but my view is that a carefully operated hand tool (i.e. an ordinary hacksaw, once the bit that holds the bush is on the bench not on the car) will minimise the problem of totally f*****ing the alloy bit that the bush pushes into.
Power tools are great, but when cutting steel that's pressed into alloy.......
Cheers
JohnW

jeremy · Post by **jeremy** » 27 Mar 2005, 19:43

No problem doing it on the car - keep the blade parallel to the sleeve and make sure you don't tip at the ends - then look at it when you're nearly through. Didn't even nick the alloy on mine!
I would have done it with a jig saw if I'd been able to get it in and would have reconed to be able to avoid the alloy with a bit of care.
jeremy