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    Default My Car was in Garage for Timing Belt and Water Pump Change

    He was working on it for 1 hour but one of the bolts has been butchered from previous owner.

    He said he needs a replacement Aluminium cover so he can get it off via some brute force.

    Anybody know or have the part I require or pointers to purchasing one?



    Dave

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sebastian B View Post
    He was working on it for 1 hour but one of the bolts has been butchered from previous owner.

    He said he needs a replacement Aluminium cover so he can get it off via some brute force.

    Anybody know or have the part I require or pointers to purchasing one?



    Dave
    Ali cover.... must mean the lower timing belt cover then I guess... (guessing yours is a CDTI150 - no car info above?)

    Can he not use something like irwin bolt reomvers to remove the bolt rather than break the cover?

    Can you confirm what cover he means?

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    Yes, the cover you mentioned.

    It is a CDTi 150



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    Quote Originally Posted by Sebastian B View Post
    Yes, the cover you mentioned.

    It is a CDTi 150



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    Ok - cool..

    So I would be using Irwin bolt removers on the rounded bolt and not breaking the cover. They are not cheap!

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    Do you know of any?


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    Covers?

    Erm - no - but use vectra-c-spares on ebay and I bet he will have a good second hand one.

    Re the bolt removers - these:
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IRWIN-10-P...item43a0f365f8

    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sebastian B View Post
    I'm not really sure what I am looking for

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    anybody please?

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    Sorry buddy, was driving home.

    no, that's the upper, you need the lower metal cover. Can't find it on ebay.. Will look about..

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