Radius rod

[jacko1967]

Hi all I am trying to put new radius rod bushes on I have soaked all threads with plus gas the top two nuts undid easy but I cannot get the rod out of the lower mounts been soaking for3 days and still won’t budge any ideas would be great I have no access to heat

[Oldiebut goodie]

I used a large Stilson pipe wrench on mine - with some pipe over the end for extra leverage.

[jacko1967]

Cheers that’s my next move tomorrow did you chew up the radius rod bad or was it saved ?

[Oldiebut goodie]

It left a few teeth marks but was fine and was re-used. I reasoned that as they were no more than the depth of the threads they were likely to be OK. Haven't snapped yet!

[jacko1967]

Great hope it works there f ing solid will find out tomorrow

[mshaw1980]

I used a jack under my 27mm spanner and it lifted that sode of the van. That and then smacking the spanner with a lump hammer got it moving.

[jacko1967]

Hi thanks for the reply’s got them both off today by no means easy it took two of us , a spanner a , wrench and some pipe over both we were lifting the van off the axel stands !!!! but the buggers went eventually not bad really only started the job on Saturday .

[Oldiebut goodie]

Popeye rules!