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850 engine air hoses - rear springs - door cylinder & ignition

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manovlov
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Post by manovlov »

I'll try to use an inverted tapping drill bit.
I'm thinking of drilling a pre-hole and then drilling an invariant tapping drill. It should work. Thanks for your advice.
1995/02 850 GLT 2.5 170 Petrol M56

crlande
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The anchor is hollow so the splines of the flat bolt head are only held in place by a few millimeters of the anchor. I stuck my drill right thru the spring and was able to drill a hole at an angle into the flat head bolt and put something into the hole to prevent the bolt rotating while I turned the nut. You will be surprised how little is material is holding that bolt in the anchor.

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Post by manovlov »

Hy crlande,

That's a very good tip. Thanks. I will test this option quickly.

Manov
1995/02 850 GLT 2.5 170 Petrol M56

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