@davidf they are definitely 7mm wide, it's a like for like part that came off the car and i checked the specs etc. looks like the part numbers are ...

@davidf haha right i'll give it another go then. dammit, that's what everyone has been saying, just use a rag. I've tried a tea towel and a microfi...

@davidf well I got my angle grinder out and did the job. Cut off about half of the socket head, and that low profile drive adapter did the trick. T...

@davidf i'm now experiencing the problem of tightening these back up. did you also torque back to spec using a torque wrench + wobble extension? ...

do i really need to bother cleaning and regreasing these.....the grease looks like new to me still! I guess i might as well as it's all out the car bu...

well i've just swapped out the ratios for the first time. Where are you meant to put the loctite? Is it just on the thread? Or are you also mean...

@davidf well i've googled around all over the place for what appears to be a unicorn object in the UK. 'tripod grease gun' 'tripod grease tool' ...

@raider89 yeh thanks i removed them today, was very easy. What Grease did you use? a few things tripped me up momentarily..... like realisin...

@raider89 hiya, i'm about to do this myself as well, do you have any pics or tips on the 2nd part, or is it just as per the manual, clean, apply...

@davidf the problem i have with doing it by feel as i'd say i'm below average strength for a 'fit mid 30's male' compared to any of my friends for ex...

@pugdaddy my reservoir for the front brakes is the right hand side one of the 2 reservoirs. I only know that coz there's a brake line with a label ...