Re: [doc] Rear crossbrace removal

["Stian Birkeland" <delorean@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the info Martin -
When you say I mustn't leave the crossbrace loose does that mean I 
can't drive the car above a certain speed?

Or does it mean I can't drive the car at all until it is fixed?

I don't fancy taking out the spring myself, and my garage is 2km away.
Of course, if this really screws up I guess I'll  have to tow it to 
DMC UK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Best wishes
Stian

--- In doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxx> wrote:
> It's not welded, but a nut slotted into a space behind the spring. 
24 
> years of corrosion will have seized it and instead of coming loose, 
the 
> nut has stretched it's little cage. To remove you must take the 
spring 
> out, then you will be able to get to it. You mustn't leave it 
loose, and 
> I expect now you've spun it, you can't do it up either...
> 
> Martin
> 
> Stian Birkeland wrote:
> 
> > Hi all...hope everyone have had a nice summer :)
> >
> > My restoration moves slowly forward...
> >
> > I encountered one more problem -
> >
> > The bolt on the LH side holding down the rear crossbrace in the
> > engine compartment moves around freely. I can't manage to loosen 
it,
> > it just spins around. The one on the RH side however was easy to 
get
> > out.
> >
> > The reason I'm trying to remove it is because I want to refinish 
the
> > crossbrace, but how do I go about loosen the LH bolt now???
> >
> > I *believe* the bolt is fastened into a welded nut from the 
inside of
> > the frame crossmember, and the welded nut has probably loosened 
when
> > I tried to get the bolt out. The hole below in the frame 
crossmember
> > is too small (and too far down) to get into and get at the nut 
from
> > below.
> >
> > Suggestions before I order some dynamite? ;)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Stian







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