richiezx9

Hey john, no matter what the state of the battery is it sjould not affect the light, the light indicates charging (hence why it always comes on when you turn the ignition on without the engine running) make sure you have the belt fitted correctly once you are confident of that if it is still not charging use a multimeter on the back of the alternator to see if it is working and trace back from there. Hope this helps Richard

ok update time ...... top strut mount complete!!!! oxy acetalene on the nut does the trick!!! 2 days and a whole lot of cursing later and its done ....... a steel rear brake pipe replaced, just a track rod end and re weld the finger mounts on the exhaust downpipe and another years m.o.t will be mine!!!!! (just a shame that its booked for its retest at 9 am tomorrow morning !!....so that will have to be postponed but hey ho such is life! a big thanks to all that have replied with tips and advice on this one ...... much appreciated!

i have a set of hollow sockets but unfortunatley they are not big enough (they finish at 19mm and the nut is 20mm ...sods law prevails)....so i have repeatedly heated it and am now bathing it in penetrating oil overnight....im reckoning if i get a new set of molegrips on the shaft this will help as my old ones are a bit blunt!!! so a de stress and a beer this evening and another go at it tomorrow! thanks for all your help and ill keep you posted!

already tried my air impact wrench and it just spins the whole shaft, thanks anyway

They may have dropped a small nut or washer down the oil port and had to retrieve it, alternativley if the oil had was in a right state (that horrible gunge you get when the oil and water mixes) they may have felt it nescacry to clean the oil pickup strainer......unlikely but possible

I im trying to change the top strut mounts on my Yplate galaxy, the cups have filled up with water and the threads are heavily rusted, the allen key inserts are also heavily corroded and are starting to round off, due to there positioning there is not an awfull lot of room to work, anyone know if there is a special tool for this, or has anyone else had this problem and found a solution?