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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:20 pm 
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Got my sander back now i cant remove the grille! The 2 long bolts @ the top are getting me i cant get anything in there to cut them down as there is no space and i have no long sockets to get them with...

Ideas ne1?
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 2:21 pm 
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By a 10mm deep socket. Simple as that. no more than 10 biucks.
Good luck, its a pain to do the bulge tho
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:08 pm 
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Yep, deep socket. Bloody super cheap didn't have one on their own so I had to buy a set for about $20, lol.

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:24 pm 
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well youve been told. a deep socket will do it.

and Till dont worry the set will come in handy for something one day im sure........even if its to undo the bolts on the latch in your boot ;) (sorry)

 

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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:27 pm 
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{USERNAME} wrote:
well youve been told. a deep socket will do it.

and Till dont worry the set will come in handy for something one day im sure........even if its to undo the bolts on the latch in your boot ;) (sorry)
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:27 pm 
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lol.

 

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Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:05 am 
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I can get a normal 10mm spanner in the gap on my EF?

Failing that I think I spat the dummy and just put a 10mm socket over it with a long extension bar just sitting in the end of it. You only need to crack the nut, then you can just wind it by hand. Most of the time...

 

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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:13 am 
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Hehe ended up driving to the local mechanics borrowed his deep socket to get it off n drove home grilleless :)

Ty for the help tho guys
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