richard 384 Report post Posted May 30, 2017 Riddle me this' I have a 2 piece drive shaft that has a bolt in the centre how do I do it up tight. I brought it in 2 parts so didn't see how it was removed. I think its 17mm. I cant get a ring or a open spanner on it What am I missing here please. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1283 Report post Posted May 30, 2017 yes I just use a spanner but just find one that fits in there , I think some are 18mm bolt head Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjm 3258 Report post Posted May 31, 2017 17 hours ago, richard said: Riddle me this' I have a 2 piece drive shaft that has a bolt in the centre how do I do it up tight. I brought it in 2 parts so didn't see how it was removed. I think its 17mm. I cant get a ring or a open spanner on it What am I missing here please. 45 minutes ago, BM WORLD said: yes I just use a spanner but just find one that fits in there , I think some are 18mm bolt head I've found that BMW (and probably Audi) seem to use some less usual sizes - 16mm and 18mm are two of them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richard 384 Report post Posted May 31, 2017 slept on it and had another go tonight. took it apart and wound down the bolt with a socket a couple time then put back together and finger tighten it, brought a flat ring spanner, this then fitted in the gap and nipped it up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
