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    197 Front Coilover Install Help

    Ah glad to hear! It's always the case, once it's been of once it's no problem getting it off a second time. I'm located down in Bristol mate. And yes will do! I'm a bit of an avid user of the ol' copper slip... It makes life so much easier with a coat of that on everything!
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    197 Front Coilover Install Help

    Thanks for the reply Jake - Sounds to me like it's going to be a bit of a nightmare to be honest... I'm hoping the bolts are going to be in relatively good condition otherwise I'm going to be a bit stuck come Wednesday afternoon when I can't reinstall the suspension. Also hoping that if I wind...
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    197 Front Coilover Install Help

    Yes 3/8" haha my bad! Ah right okay, that makes sense. I think I'll give it another go trying to knock it back out and if i am unsuccessful i will wait till the weekend and remove the whole hub/shock assembly and sort it that way
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    197 Front Coilover Install Help

    I never touch any socket that isn't a single hex nowadays after rounding a few bolts a year on one of my old cars. I have a set of 1/2" single hex impact sockets that have always worked wonders on my previous cars. Typically the set has the almost all sizes besides 16mm and 18mm which seem to be...
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    197 Front Coilover Install Help

    Thanks for the responce. That's somewhat reassuring to know it's not just my bad luck... I gave it a go trying to spin the bolt thinking that may help me slide it out. No chance it is moving. I managed to shear a 1/4" to 1/2" adapter in trying to do so :expressionless: I tried a bit of heat...
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    197 Front Coilover Install Help

    Hi All, My partner just recently purchased a Clio 197 F1 and over the weekend we set about installing a set of coilovers on the car. The majority of the time I spent removing bolts that were unbelievably tight/seized and eventually called it a day. I've done my fair share of coilover installs...