I need to replace the LHS drop link in my Xantia by cutting the thread off.
The problem is that the current drop link is still the original (88K miles, completely worn out) and it appears that the previous owner already attemtped to replace it at some stage: as a result the bottom thread and allan key hole are both gone! There is absolutely no way that I can take the bottom washer off.
It appears that the only sollution is to cut the bottom thread and washer off.
Has anyone tried this before? Any hints or advice? Are there any other, better sollutions to this?
Regards,
GB
Xantia LHS drop link
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Or if the thought of attacking your car with an angle grinder is not appealing, a junior hacksaw with a new, good quality blade will get the job done. An angle grinder is fast and effective though.
The hacksaw is especially good if you can move the nut a turn or two so that the blade will slip down behind the nut and just saw through the thread.
The hacksaw is especially good if you can move the nut a turn or two so that the blade will slip down behind the nut and just saw through the thread.
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I had this problem this weekend while replacing the bushes in the front lower arms. I knackered one of the drop links for the same reason as yourself (no allen key hole left). Tomorrow I am going to buy a Draper nut splitter and then replace my dop links as mine are also original. To get the nut to do up on one side I had to cut the rubber boot off the bottom droplink balljoint and use a mole rench on the bare joint which has probably f****d it and then retighten the nut so I can use the car tomorrow (my wife won't lend me her's she's got a reliable volkswagen)
so the moral of this story is buy a nut splitter
davetd
I had this problem this weekend while replacing the bushes in the front lower arms. I knackered one of the drop links for the same reason as yourself (no allen key hole left). Tomorrow I am going to buy a Draper nut splitter and then replace my dop links as mine are also original. To get the nut to do up on one side I had to cut the rubber boot off the bottom droplink balljoint and use a mole rench on the bare joint which has probably f****d it and then retighten the nut so I can use the car tomorrow (my wife won't lend me her's she's got a reliable volkswagen)
so the moral of this story is buy a nut splitter
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Totally agree, last name you want on tools is Draper, go for the Sykes Pickavant nut splitter, that will shift it and you will be able to use it again and again.
http://www.shacktools.com/sykespickavan ... -5474.html
Dave
http://www.shacktools.com/sykespickavan ... -5474.html
Dave