Suzuki Club UK

Afternoon chaps, I'm having a lot of trouble getting my doors off due to the bolts holding them on have been in for 20 odd years ! I've soaked them penetrating oil for a few days and also cut a grove in them so I can get good leverage with my big rachet flat head but still none of them will budge !! Has anyone got any tips on getting them out as this is holding the welding being done. Thanks in advance

Big sharp chissel and big hammer.

How do you mean ?

Line the chissel up in one of the slots and give it a good wack with a club hammer. Use like a non wood work chissel ie brick chissel etc.

Ah ha cushty, I shall give that a try now, cheers

They wont be rusted in. Its just the seal of the surface area on the back of the head holding to the panel. If the chisel fails just drill the heads off and you will be able to wind the thread out real easy. Then just replace with some other M8 fixing of your choice.

I used stainless domed allen headed bolts

Haha !! That's amazing, it worked !! All that time I was faffing around and all it took was a few big wacks !! Thanks for that mate, appreciate it, now I can get on !!!

The Bird Man wrote:Afternoon chaps, I'm having a lot of trouble getting my doors off due to the bolts holding them on have been in for 20 odd years ! I've soaked them penetrating oil for a few days and also cut a grove in them so I can get good leverage with my big rachet flat head but still none of them will budge !! Has anyone got any tips on getting them out as this is holding the welding being done. Thanks in advance

ask in your local parts shop for impact screw driver and u ill get them off easy

Or just get the grinder out and put a small cut in the bolt and then use a big flat head screwdriver

Last resort i use to to drill them out then use mole grips on the remaining stud.