Hi, I'm struggling, I'm trying to remove the earth's under the bonnet to give them a clean. The nut is square not hex and there's no room for a socket or spanner on the bolt because of the earth's ring. How on earth do you get these off???? Any tips welcome I don't want to send it to a garage for such a basic job!
Access To Earth Connections Under Bonnet
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Darwinism
, Jun 22 2018 02:57 PM
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Darwinism
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Posted 22 June 2018 - 02:57 PM
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GraemeC
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Posted 22 June 2018 - 03:37 PM
Whereabouts are you looking? There's more than one earth point and they moved dependant on year - photo?
Chances are the nut is welded body.
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Steve220
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Posted 22 June 2018 - 03:39 PM
If they're square, they're welded on, you need to get the bolt off from the other side
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Posted 23 June 2018 - 11:41 PM
The square nuts are usually welded on.
If you can't get a socket or spanner on the bolt head for the ring or wire connection the wire, it needed bending flat so you can.
I would also say you may be creating more problems than it solves.
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