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Billy1mate · 22nd September 2013, 21:33

The bolt is thread locked in so using copper grease to assist removal in future is not a good idea.
I recently replaced my rear shocks and struggled to get the bolts undone, penetrating oil and a scaffold pole persuader.

KWIL · 23rd September 2013, 10:08

The torque here is 155Nm which is easily applied here with a torque wrench which is about 2 ft long.

Rust and age will make it quite difficult to remove however. Main problem is I fear the use of the dreaded air wrench at some time in the past.

I would always check other people's work, mind you, undoing a nut with an air wrench is often effective because of the vibration.

Bolin · 23rd September 2013, 16:19

I think my torque wrench is a foot and a half long, but yes 155nm doesn't take too much effort. When I was using the 2 foot long bar, it needed A LOT of effort to undo.

I have now retrieved my washer from the garage, the service manager said he didn't know if the Thread Doctor or one of his employee's refitted the bolt (the reciept indicated the latter), and he wasn't apologetic at all, despite me explaining that large washers from suspension components should not be left off, and he was trying to use the fact that the flange on the bolt covered the inner metal part of the bush on the damper as an excuse, so I had to explain that if the other side was looked at it would be obvious that the washer should be put back where it came from.

There is a reason why I don't use this garage, despite them being literally 4 doors away - when my sister owned a Mk3 Vauxhall Astra and needed the front dampers changed, this garage (then a Vauxhall dealer, now independant but advertising as for 'Vauxhall and all makes') said they couldn't undo the special nut holding them in. So my Dad did it, and he has not trained as a professional mechanic.

23rd September 2013, 16:19	#13
Bolin This is my second home Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE 4dr manual Wedgewood Blue 2 04-05/06/2001 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N.E. Hampshire Posts: 4,617 Thanks: 289 Thanked 308 Times in 243 Posts	I think my torque wrench is a foot and a half long, but yes 155nm doesn't take too much effort. When I was using the 2 foot long bar, it needed A LOT of effort to undo. I have now retrieved my washer from the garage, the service manager said he didn't know if the Thread Doctor or one of his employee's refitted the bolt (the reciept indicated the latter), and he wasn't apologetic at all, despite me explaining that large washers from suspension components should not be left off, and he was trying to use the fact that the flange on the bolt covered the inner metal part of the bush on the damper as an excuse, so I had to explain that if the other side was looked at it would be obvious that the washer should be put back where it came from. There is a reason why I don't use this garage, despite them being literally 4 doors away - when my sister owned a Mk3 Vauxhall Astra and needed the front dampers changed, this garage (then a Vauxhall dealer, now independant but advertising as for 'Vauxhall and all makes') said they couldn't undo the special nut holding them in. So my Dad did it, and he has not trained as a professional mechanic. __________________ "...the new Rover 75, which is a fabulous car......I think it looks fabulous....It's like sitting in a Rolls Royce......For me, this is the star of the show.....it looks so good" - J. Clarkson, motoring journalist on the launch of the Rover 75 in 1998.

22nd September 2013, 21:33	#11
Billy1mate Posted a thing or two 120d M Sport Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sunny Weymouth Posts: 1,815 Thanks: 153 Thanked 142 Times in 121 Posts	The bolt is thread locked in so using copper grease to assist removal in future is not a good idea. I recently replaced my rear shocks and struggled to get the bolts undone, penetrating oil and a scaffold pole persuader.

23rd September 2013, 10:08	#12
KWIL Precise Rover 75 Tourer 2.5KV6 Connoisseur SE Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Fleet Posts: 2,957 Thanks: 630 Thanked 617 Times in 480 Posts	The torque here is 155Nm which is easily applied here with a torque wrench which is about 2 ft long. Rust and age will make it quite difficult to remove however. Main problem is I fear the use of the dreaded air wrench at some time in the past. I would always check other people's work, mind you, undoing a nut with an air wrench is often effective because of the vibration.