On Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Jens Jakob Andersen<jayjay@zorck.dk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Had the joy of changing upper balljoint, bearings and dust-plates
> behind brake-discs on both sides at the front.
>
> Bearings got shot during our summervacation (
> http://www.zorck.dk/2009
> )
>
> Upper balljoint, passengerside was changed on the morning before we
> drove on hollyday -so I thought I'd better take the the other side as
> preventive maintenance :-)
>
> Dust-plates also needed replacement, � � � so while I was at it - new
> dustplates were in for install.
>
> But - when did Schultz ever decide to use normal screws instead of
> bolts or unbraco for mounting the dustplates?
>
> Sigh - I ended up doing the old "weld a nut on top of the screw" -
> andit works. Well, for me it was first time ever, so I took some time
> working with it - but it worked for me:-)
>
> http://www.zorck.dk/t3/nuts.jpg
>
> Now, projects on the todo:
> * Change waterpump
> * Change gasket on exhaust-flange, cylinder 4
> * Align frontwheels - and rearwheels
> * Change exhaust

Yup. Those Phillips are just asking for "trouble". Personally I gave
them each a good whack before removing. It's possible I used ViceGrips
with the screwdriver. Just don't recall. If I'd been thinking, I would
have gotten a proper sized Phillips bit and used that with a socket
and 3/8" drive ratchet.

I'll bet some people have stripped the heads using the wrong sized
Phillips screwdriver. (The same type that are located on the tin of
air cooled engines IIRC)

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