I'm hoping this isn't the case for me - but pretty much all the jobs i've encountered so far have involved troublesome hardware. My friend bought a HUGE breaker bar last week to get the bolt out of the engine that holds the idler wheel on so at least i can use that...

Unfortunately though I only have hand tools and ironically i went to hafords today and bought a 7mm allen key with a grip on it. I have a little trick up my sleeve for the bolts though as my wheel nut wrench has a hollow inner and works well for extra leverage. To be honest i don't even have a drill - and if i did i wouldn't know how to drill a bolt out!

My car has 150k miles on the clock, so i'm presuming the discs've been changed... however the fuel filter hadn't been changed since 1993 (14yrs) when i done it a week or so back - which is pitiful of the PO.

I do a lot of work on the jack - normally put an axle stand under just incase but i am amazed at how well it works! My friend just purchased a '92 e36 320i, now the jack that comes with that is SCARY! Recently i changed the sway-bar links by hand without a problem on the jack, took some force but no hernias etc.

Did you siphon out any brake fluid when doing your pads/discs? A big syringe would be very handy...

I just need some good luck with these bolts first of all...

Thanks a lot for the swift input.