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| mark13 Member Since: 16 Apr 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 56   
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If my opinion and it’s a very limited experience opinion you will be opening up a can of worms. I have a 2004 TD5 with no rust on it at all (which is rare). I removed the 5 bolts that holds the tow hitch on, I ended up only 1/2 undoing them, then the rusty threaded cut in and I broke off the thread behind 2 and broken the head off the other 3 of them. It’s been a lot of hassle sorting it out and had to abuse a friendship with a mate to help sort it!
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15th Jul 2018 12:38pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16876 
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An argument for removal is that you'll know the condition of a fairly significant part of your towing attachment. Do you want to tow not knowing the state of these bolts?
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15th Jul 2018 1:02pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8578
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I maybe misunderstanding Johnnyd but is he talking about the bolts either end of the rear crossmember?
Surely they are the bolts for the seat belt mounts in the back? Plenty of release agent should enable them to undo so the rear cross member can be painted. It is also a good idea to clean the inward face of rear cross member and flush out the internal bits prior to treating/painting all of the rear crossmember. Brendan |
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15th Jul 2018 1:11pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19572
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+1  Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧 |
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15th Jul 2018 2:38pm |
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| johnnyd Member Since: 13 Apr 2013 Location: Chippenham Posts: 1006 
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Indeed so Brendan, it is the 4 bolts you can see in the pic I posted, 2 each side, is anything likely to drop down if i do get them undone? I already have the tow bar off as you can see in the pic 
JD 2008 TDCi 2.4 XS CSW |
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15th Jul 2018 2:48pm |
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| macandy13 Member Since: 25 Dec 2016 Location: Fife Posts: 24  
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From memory I think those 4 bolts are for a couple of body supports on the rear tub. If you look in the wheel well you will see them coming down and see the bolts come through.
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15th Jul 2018 7:20pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 16876
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I, seemingly incorrectly, assumed you meant the three setscrews which hold the remaining part of the towing bracket in the photo to the lower face of the crossmember.
However my comment is still apt, would you want rear passenger unless you knew that the seatbelt mounts were sound? |
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16th Jul 2018 12:02am |
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| jwb Member Since: 30 Oct 2012 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 27 
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I believe they are M10 x 110mm. Usually go through anti-crush spacers inside the crossmember.
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16th Jul 2018 2:25am |
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