Hi,

My rubber boots on my current guide rod mounts are torn to shreds. At the moment, it seems to be riding ok, but I have new mounts to install anyway. My biggest concern is undoing the big bolts holding the 'subframe' to the body. I notice that if the captive square nut at the top breaks free, there isnt enough room in the slot to insert a suitably sized spanner to stop it from rotating.
I'm sure there must be a trick for doing this, can enybody please elaborate.

Kind Regards

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Ben

'85 500 SEL
'85 928S2
'88 560 SEC
'90 750i

Did this last fall. If the tab holding the nut breaks you are SOL big time. I spent probably 4 hours snapping those nuts with a cold chisal and a 3 pound short handle sledge. Every one broke on me.


Their is no way to get a wrench in their. You simply beat the nut to death and it will crack eventually.

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1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Start soaking with penetrant and keep it wet for as long a period as possible.
I have wedged a pry bar into the opening to assist the weld in counterholding the nut.
Again, soak, soak, soak.

Lol, doesnt sound promising!! I think i'll keep soaking them with some WD40 or similar, maybe wiggling the bolts from time to time to take it into the thread.

I could butcher a large spanner with my grinder, and make a 'special tool', but i'd still have to make the openings a bit bigger.

Surely they could have made this job a bit easier!

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Ben

'85 500 SEL
'85 928S2
'88 560 SEC
'90 750i

Also, we have used a pneumatic hammer/chisel to distort the weld nut before attempting to loosen it.
Best of fortune my Friend.
dpk

Squirt some PBlaster into the slots. I doubt if you will have a problem undoing the bolt.

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Warren

Currently 1965 220Sb, 2002 FORD Crown Vic Police Interceptor

Had 1965 220SEb, 1967 230S, 280SE 4.5, 300SE (W126), 420SEL

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