Hello. I would not give up on the MK4 Mondeo. These are good, solid cars, that there will no longer be built by manufacturers anymore. I also have my own 1.8 tdci Mondeo, and I would rather repair and keep maintaining it, than switch to a newer car, like those with stupid downsized engines with a lot of problems and lots of plasticky components, which fail less sooner than old cars'.
Probably worth patching to a decent standard to last another year or so. To do it properly would be major major surgery which I’m not suggesting, but to a standard it’s legal and safe and sell it on later with a clean conscience, otherwise you risk buying a whole heap more issues with another car. Problem is you’re asking car folk who get attached and like keeping old sheds on the road so we’re probably not the best to ask 😂 good luck whichever way you go
You need to treat your self to a better “buzz gun” I know they cost loads but they deliver on bolts like those. Plus nothing worse than working in a jack and no axel stand. Then you put the jack under the suspension arm so it doesn’t flex as you use a breaker bar.
I know, was thinking about getting one for the air compressor, might be better. I hate working on a car without axles stands, but sometimes we have to.
send it on chazz get something cheap with a years ticket on it , you know yourself mate starting trying to repair sill it will just be the start of something else then something else pounds will start tallying up , scrapper give you couple hundred for it , get a wee van or something you can keep shit in it till you get sorted out with new property ,,, happy new year to you bud
U need to get the car higher up on axe stand to give u more space to get it undone with the breaker bar and also get the shock back bolted on as it's just bouncing when U hit it with the hammer as I undone it on the top
@@ChazzCoombes I`d never hammer a ratchet, quickest way of wrecking it.Get some height and secure it and use the breaker bar with a hex socket, minewere stuck tight but they came loose
@@terranceprice7006 been working on cars 10 years no issues and changed many parts on Ford especially mondeos done plenty suspension parts and the nut gun is the way forward never snapped a bolt either if done correctly
Mate invest in a proper battery 1/2inch impact gun, forget one for air compressor there thing of past. Buy a Milwaukee I use one everyday there isn’t a bolt that it can’t undo. That thing your using hasn’t got any more power in it than a battery drill no wonder you always struggling 😂👍🏻
Weld it up mate patch the sill life in that mondeo yet
Hello. I would not give up on the MK4 Mondeo. These are good, solid cars, that there will no longer be built by manufacturers anymore. I also have my own 1.8 tdci Mondeo, and I would rather repair and keep maintaining it, than switch to a newer car, like those with stupid downsized engines with a lot of problems and lots of plasticky components, which fail less sooner than old cars'.
Get a hot.spanner on it
At the new gaff bro
Do not get rid, you'll just be buying somebody else's problem that they've moved on from,better the devil you know
These things can look immaculate on top but like a shipwreck underneath - they are not that well protected underneath
Dont struggle with bolts like that mate,2 options 1,cut off and buy new one.2,plumbers blow torch 100% both will get that bolt removed.
Probably worth patching to a decent standard to last another year or so. To do it properly would be major major surgery which I’m not suggesting, but to a standard it’s legal and safe and sell it on later with a clean conscience, otherwise you risk buying a whole heap more issues with another car. Problem is you’re asking car folk who get attached and like keeping old sheds on the road so we’re probably not the best to ask 😂 good luck whichever way you go
You need to treat your self to a better “buzz gun”
I know they cost loads but they deliver on bolts like those.
Plus nothing worse than working in a jack and no axel stand.
Then you put the jack under the suspension arm so it doesn’t flex as you use a breaker bar.
I know, was thinking about getting one for the air compressor, might be better. I hate working on a car without axles stands, but sometimes we have to.
send it on chazz get something cheap with a years ticket on it , you know yourself mate starting trying to repair sill it will just be the start of something else then something else pounds will start tallying up , scrapper give you couple hundred for it , get a wee van or something you can keep shit in it till you get sorted out with new property ,,, happy new year to you bud
😂 what the hell are you doing? Get a nut gun on the lower bolt simple straight off probably easiest component to replace
I tried an impact wrench as you see and it still would'nt budge
U need to get the car higher up on axe stand to give u more space to get it undone with the breaker bar and also get the shock back bolted on as it's just bouncing when U hit it with the hammer as I undone it on the top
And I'll hope to see the next video as I've also got a MK4 Mondeo
@@ChazzCoombes I`d never hammer a ratchet, quickest way of wrecking it.Get some height and secure it and use the breaker bar with a hex socket, minewere stuck tight but they came loose
@@terranceprice7006 been working on cars 10 years no issues and changed many parts on Ford especially mondeos done plenty suspension parts and the nut gun is the way forward never snapped a bolt either if done correctly
Mate invest in a proper battery 1/2inch impact gun, forget one for air compressor there thing of past. Buy a Milwaukee I use one everyday there isn’t a bolt that it can’t undo. That thing your using hasn’t got any more power in it than a battery drill no wonder you always struggling 😂👍🏻
Cheers for the advice, i will look into one.