Member Since: 04 Apr 2012
Location: North Somerset
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Removing side rails (steps)
Excuse the ignorance, but do the side rails need a special locking not to rmeove them?
I'm taking mine off and they seem to be fixed with
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three bolts, two are allen bolts (simple) but the third has a pin inside it (see photo). I assume its a locking nut, but it just seems a round pin inside a round hole!!!
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How do you get it off!!?
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6th Mar 2015 9:41 am
Arif
Member Since: 05 Jul 2014
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You get a special bit that has a hold in the middle. I got a set of these in various sizes from eBay. Unless you have a steady hand and a small drill bit Geoff: EGR's blanked, gearbox flushed, allisport hoses, BAS Remap, 3 flash indicator, D4 bluetooth, remote FBH
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6th Mar 2015 10:14 am
Robbie
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It does look round though, even if you ignore the security pin. It does not look like a security torx or a security hex.
I've got tools that can remove round fasteners such as these, but as a 1 shot measure. Not sure what they are supposed to be removed with though.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Knock the middle pin out and hammer in a slightly bigger alan key or star socket.
Or mole grips if you can get it to bite.
Chisel and hammer and knock it round.
Cut a groove so you can get a big flat headed screw driver into it
6th Mar 2015 10:43 am
wilf1234
Member Since: 04 Apr 2012
Location: North Somerset
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There's not enough space to get the mould grips in, or square off the edges to get a socket or spanner at it!
I'm thinking it needs a tamperproof (security) 8mm Hex bit - I've spent all afternoon looking around and the largest I can find is 6mm
Any ideas?
6th Mar 2015 6:08 pm
Alan B
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Get an old hex key and drill out the centre, might work
I'd have thought some others on here would have kept the key for these steps.
Better sling them and get these
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6th Mar 2015 7:29 pm
wilf1234
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Cheers
Tried drilling out and Allen key, but can't get hold of a bit strong enough, they keep snapping!
6th Mar 2015 7:33 pm
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yaxman wrote:
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..........Chisel and hammer and knock it round.
+1
Good quility small sharp chisel, try and cut a small groove in one side of the head with the first two or three hits then tap at an angle anti- clockwise, you will not drill an Allen key the metal is to hard.It can when others can't,
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