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| steveww Member Since: 05 Jan 2022 Location: Uppingham Posts: 569   
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Can't really see in your pictures.
Usually they are all captive nuts in the cross member. |
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12th Jun 2023 3:32pm |
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| the_lincs_landies Member Since: 29 May 2023 Location: Boston, Lincs Posts: 230
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Will try and remember to get a better picture when I have finished work. Its the same chunky bolts that the tow bar uses, and that uses nut and bolt which is why I wasn't sure.
EDIT: Additional pics attached. 
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12th Jun 2023 3:36pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Yes, they’re captive nuts. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th Jun 2023 4:41pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17441 
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Your tow bar is also not properly fitted, there should be two M16 setscrews into the crossmember as well as the two M16 bolts through the angle piece (which is not part of the crossmember, it is bolted to the lower surface of the crossmember). Looking at the quality of workmanship in the fitting you are probably wise to remove it
The two holes in the crossmember which currently are in use for the step are fitted with M12 threaded ferrules, the four lower and larger are M16. I seem to remember that the ones in the bottom surface are M10 (but they may be M12). It is not unusual to have problems with the threaded ferrules or inserts and if they are fubar all you can do, sadly, is replace the crossmember or cut it open and weld in new fittings. |
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12th Jun 2023 4:50pm |
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| the_lincs_landies Member Since: 29 May 2023 Location: Boston, Lincs Posts: 230
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Thanks for the heads up everyone. Luckily I have no need to tow, so that’s a relief at least. Though rather concerningly the previous owner occasionally towed a horse box (I seem to remember them saying)
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12th Jun 2023 6:18pm |
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| NickMc Member Since: 01 Oct 2014 Location: Norn Iron Posts: 1628  
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With the bolts missing that shouldn’t be to hard to remove luckily for you
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12th Jun 2023 7:01pm |
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| the_lincs_landies Member Since: 29 May 2023 Location: Boston, Lincs Posts: 230
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You'd think.
Jut the one bolt giving me issues.. lower nearside bolt. Slowly coming, but its a struggle as I am not very strong 
I am also having difficulty getting the towing eye bolt back on the offside after removing the support struts, but I think that may be as I don't have a 16mm spanner so am using an adjustable on the inner side (near tank - as a socket wont fit) and a socket on the outer side (near wheel) |
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13th Jun 2023 10:59am |
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| steveww Member Since: 05 Jan 2022 Location: Uppingham Posts: 569
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Using the right tool for the job always makes it easier.
Just saying... |
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13th Jun 2023 1:24pm |
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| the_lincs_landies Member Since: 29 May 2023 Location: Boston, Lincs Posts: 230
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I have a 24mm socket on a torque wrench which is about half a meter, then have what will fit in behind the plate on the nut (which seems to be a 24mm socket and ratchet wrench). all were doused in Penetrating Fluid for the last few days too.
But yeah, on the 16mm for the towing eye, granted. or some reason none of my tool sets have 16mm spanners, only sockets, and they wont fit in the gap next to the tank. Interestingly it isnt the adjustable spanner thats causing the issues, its the 16mm socket... |
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13th Jun 2023 1:34pm |
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| NickMc Member Since: 01 Oct 2014 Location: Norn Iron Posts: 1628
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Is it a rusty 15mm? they normally are m10 with a 15mm hex. Hammer the socket on.
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13th Jun 2023 1:49pm |
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| the_lincs_landies Member Since: 29 May 2023 Location: Boston, Lincs Posts: 230
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Thanks @NickMc - I will give it a try after work (was trying to do it in my lunch break like a smart allic).
Hopefully it is as simple as being a mm of rust and not that the socket caused the head to round. Bizarrely on the nearside it wasnt an issue, but maybe that one just rotated less in the socket and so a thicker layer of rust was retained. |
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13th Jun 2023 1:52pm |
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| TexasRover Member Since: 24 Nov 2022 Location: Paris Posts: 1081  
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If you are referring to the eye that bolted to the lower end of the frame. I believe this is not really for towing but rather for lashing, as in for transport. You can probably do some casual street vehicle towing, but not really for offroad/recovery use.
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13th Jun 2023 1:55pm |
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| the_lincs_landies Member Since: 29 May 2023 Location: Boston, Lincs Posts: 230
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@TexasRover , its the original version of these:
https://yrmit.co.uk/product/towing-eyes-fi...alvanised/ (Aware those are for RRC, but its just for an example image) Probably not that useful as you say, but i'd rather have them "just in case" than not have them at all. |
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13th Jun 2023 1:57pm |
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| the_lincs_landies Member Since: 29 May 2023 Location: Boston, Lincs Posts: 230
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All sorted now, thanks to my neighbour and his Milwaukee impact wrench.
Many other things that won’t fox, but at least it’s one thing off of the list! |
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13th Jun 2023 5:45pm |
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