Undo Rover 600 caliper bolts

You might find putting back on the wheel and lowering the car onto the ground gives more clearance for a socket. It does on my E39, but only room for a 3/8" drive one. Although I got mine off with a decent ring spanner - a Halfords Pro combination type. Had to use the above trick for tightening it to the correct torque. Luckily I had a 3/8" drive torque wrench.

IMHO, it shouldn't be possible to bend a decent ring spanner of this size. What make was it?

The message from "Dave Plowman (News)" contains these words:

I snapped a 17mm Teng one, once. Didn't harf hurt my knuckles when it went.

Just with your hands - or using some form of extension?

The message from "Dave Plowman (News)" contains these words:

Just with my bare hands. I'm rather stronger than I look - and I look fairly beefy. Admittedly I had my feet braced on the chassis.

If I'd been able to do that barehanded I'd have been quite proud of my abilities. I'd have been fecking annoyed at the fact I still had a really tight nut to undo though!

Right. I'll stay well clear on a dark night after chucking out time. ;-)

The message from Chris Street contains these words:

I was too busy hopping around swearing 'cos of the the dinged knuckles

:-)

Done that, bought the T-shirt as well.

The message from "Dave Plowman (News)" contains these words:

It's alright - you won't find me there anyway - I'm not a boozer.

Snapped a 14mm open-ended B&Q spanner trying to undo a nut on a kids bike :-/

Split a locking wheelnut key trying to remove a wheel shortly after it'd been in for a service!

It was after I punched the bell housing doing that I gave in & stuck to Britool.

Damn. Another fantasy ruined.

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:-) Now why does that scenario seem all too familiar?

Is there _any_ job on a car that doesn't involve the potential for loss of skin/bits of nails & plenty of pain? Even washing the damned things is fraught with danger...

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Oooh, I washed mine once!