AAARRRGGGHH!

An important lesson here which we've mentioned in connection with brake caliper attachment bolts .... the tool which is 'correct' when used with new parts is frequently not the right one when the nut/bolt has deteriorated with rust, abuse etc..

It's far more important to choose a suitable tight-fitting spanner than one which is the 'correct' size. Avoid open enders if you can when undoing tight fasteners. Often tightly applied gas pliers (with sharp 'teeth') can cause less damage than a spanner.

I always try a little tightening first, nipping it up a fraction before i try to undo a nut or bolt, especially in the brake lines or fittings. So far and together with appropriate tools ( and plus-gas) i've been lucky.

Wolfie

doesnt matter how much you apply plusgas, a steel bleed nipple electrolytically corroded into an aluminium wheel cylinder will not come out.

Alex

Austin Shackles uttered summat worrerz funny about:

Oooo I do hope Tom wasn't out in that rain.... at least work has it's up sides now and then. Then again Tom you completed that car port?

Lee D

Yeah, I was out there, but the carport is now fully roofed! :) So it stayed fairly dry. It needs a concrete base now though so i dont have to get covered in gravel and I am very tempted to give it some walls! apparently it can have 2 walls and still be a carport (it already has a hedge on one side)

Tom Woods uttered summat worrerz funny about:

And a big gate too would be handy :-)

Lee D