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Triarii
Member Since: 27 Mar 2012
Location: Wess vinglun
Posts: 93
  
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Got a genuine LR towball on a well-known auction site. After much cussing (the manual really is useless for this), whacking it into place umpteen times and fiddling I couldn't get the thing in far enough to get it to push the pin in and lock in place.
I'd tested the little pin worked by tapping it with a wooden mallet and the shoot-bolt flies out, green handle whizzes round etc.
Realised that the towball wasn't going in far enough to press the pin in, so lacking engineers blue, I got some Snopake (other correction fluids are available) and applied that to the top and shoulders of the big towball insert, and down the sides, and pushed it in. Saw that the Snopake got worn off on the sides of the shoulders at the top and on the faces of the shallow lugs on the side. Tiny bit of filing, and at the next attempt and a repeat, success.
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 15th Jul 2012 8:02 pm |
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disco_steve
Member Since: 25 Aug 2009
Location: Are you sure this is the M5 ?
Posts: 1498
 
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Silly question possibly, but assumint it was new, were the machined flanges painted, as I had teh same issue ages ago, and it was the coating of paint that was the cause 
Cleaned off the paint, and fitted first time  Never get mad - get even !!
06 D3 now gone to family member and still going strong at 265k
previous vehicles:
04 D2 TD5 - (clocked 189k from new)
52 X-Trail 2.2 SVE
various euro boxes !
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| 15th Jul 2012 8:28 pm |
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Triarii
Member Since: 27 Mar 2012
Location: Wess vinglun
Posts: 93
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They were, but they didn't seem to be geting worn by the attempts to fit it. The paint was very smooth though. Only a tiny bit of filing was needed, so you may be right.
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| 15th Jul 2012 9:30 pm |
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1967jester
Member Since: 05 May 2010
Location: Usually in the North East though I have been known to travel
Posts: 4484
 
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It's getting it back in it's hidey hole that's the issue for me, now lives in a tool box in the boot Paul.
06 Java Black HSE - gone
12 Baltic Blue HSE - gone
15 Fuji HSE Lux
Club Biscuits, mmmm nice!
Traxide/Luna hybrid & Yellow top
Some Prospeed bits
+ some other stuff
Club N.E.R.D.s.
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| 16th Jul 2012 9:35 pm |
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Wayneskie
Member Since: 16 Jun 2012
Location: Manchester
Posts: 32
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1967jester wrote:It's getting it back in it's hidey hole that's the issue for me, now lives in a tool box in the boot
I've just sussed that. I just pull out the plastic ever so slightly and it drops into place. Watch your fingers though!
I think the smalll fuse holder in the little cubby hole is a bit vulnerable? Does anybody else think so? D3 - RRS - Now D4
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| 19th Jul 2012 9:10 pm |
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