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Muzchap

Member Since: 24 Jun 2023
Location: Peterborough
Posts: 8

Bottom arms rear bolts

Had a quick go at removing the bottom arms as both are shot. All the bolts were pretty easy, but just couldn't get the rearmost bolts of the front arm to budge.

Is this normal? Do I need to heat or just keep applying torque?

24th Jun 2023 9:48 pm

jamez79

Member Since: 03 Sep 2018
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 572

2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 XS Auto Indus Silver

4' scaffolding bar on a ring spanner for mine! The frustrating bit is the little amount of movement you get, so have to keep taking it off relocating the spanner and putting the bar on again, until it's eventually loose enough for just a breaker bar.

Good luck!

25th Jun 2023 5:53 am

Muzchap

Member Since: 24 Jun 2023
Location: Peterborough
Posts: 8

Thank you - will give it a go, next weekend

25th Jun 2023 8:21 am

Pete K

Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10425

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Rimini Red

Or a bottle jack to push up on spanner end

25th Jun 2023 9:05 am

Muzchap

Member Since: 24 Jun 2023
Location: Peterborough
Posts: 8

OMG why didn't I think of that - I have a bottle jack kicking around 😳

Thanks for the great tips 👍

25th Jun 2023 1:22 pm

LRD4GAB

Member Since: 05 Nov 2020
Location: Tamworth
Posts: 483

2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Lux Auto Corris Grey

Muzchap wrote:
Had a quick go at removing the bottom arms as both are shot. All the bolts were pretty easy, but just couldn't get the rearmost bolts of the front arm to budge.

Is this normal? Do I need to heat or just keep applying torque?

A lot of people have resorted to cutting them with a reciprocating saw, I bought a new saw and blades, didn't need them

25th Jun 2023 5:11 pm

highlands

Member Since: 11 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
Posts: 5098

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Java Black

I've never not just cut them off. Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
Grey 05 TDV6 HSE Auto (Gone)
54 TDV6 SE Man (killed by me

)

25th Jun 2023 7:41 pm

darrind

Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: In A World of My Own!
Posts: 2863

2013 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Santorini Black

May be worth checking out a scaffolders tool called a Podger - they are slim single ended ratchet spanners available in different sizes but 21mm is a common one and can be grabbed from most tool places like screwfix or toolstation - the other end tapers to a thinner section and can be slipped into a lenth of scaffolding pole for getting some leverage Must stop buying shiny toys....

27th Jun 2023 12:45 pm

PROFSR G

Member Since: 06 Mar 2017
Location: Lost
Posts: 4805

2009 Discovery 3 TDV6 Commercial XS Auto Stornoway Grey

If you're replacing the entire arm use a mini angle grinder with a "Slim Jim" cutting disc. Cut the arms off close to the bush mount which will make it easier to access the bolts inside the mounting brackets. You might have eat a couple of discs, but less than 10 mins job done.

If you're intending to replace the bushes only this method doesn't work quite so well

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27th Jun 2023 1:03 pm

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