RE: fuel injectors!!!!

[Ewan Hopkins <Ewan.Hopkins@computeraid.co.uk>]

Screwdriver under a 12 mil. spanner is fine because you are spreading the
load and effectively levering up, not to the side.  I've removed many like
this, in varying degrees of tightness, with no problem.

Ewan Hopkins

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brooke Fairbanks [mailto:Brooke@minn.net]
> Sent: 26 August 1999 15:44
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: fuel injectors!!!!
> 
> 
> *Do not use a screw driver to remove an 8V's fuel injectors!* 
>  The O-ring 
> is on a narrowed shoulder of the injector and by using a 
> screw driver you 
> may *snap* the injector...   ...no good.  You thought their 
> tough to remove 
> before, HA.  Buy the proper tool.
> 
> When I've replaced mine, I smear a small amount of high temp 
> anti-seize 
> compound around the O-rings.  This alleviates the removal 
> problem in the 
> future...
> 
> Brooke Fairbanks
> Savage, MN
> 87 Scirocco 16V
> 87 GTI 8V
> 95 Audi 90 S
> 74 Bronco
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Mark Madison [SMTP:mmadison@aracnet.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, August 25, 1999 11:56 PM
> To:	Emile & Jennifer Draper; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject:	RE: fuel injectors!!!!
> 
> 
> Yah, I tried to pull them out by hand... not much room in 
> there to pull
> with.. if I could get better leverage with my arm I could 
> probably pull 
> them
> out...
> I tried just 1 screwdriver.. I'm going to channel lock the 
> main lug and 
> then
> pry them out tomorrow when the engine is cold... that should help..
> 
> thanks,
> 
> mark
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Majordomo [mailto:majord@neubayern.net]On Behalf Of Emile &
> Jennifer Draper
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 9:52 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: fuel injectors!!!!
> 
> 
> Heh  heh You said tool.
> 
> If you can't just pull them out by hand,(I assume you have tried this
> already, if the seals are bad they may just pull out,) go to 
> the store and
> get one tomorrow.  If you are careful you may be able to use 
> vice grips to
> hold the injector and pry against the valve cover wiggling 
> the injector a
> little to get it out.  Be careful not to damage the injector much. HTH
> 
> Emile Draper
> '80 'rocco
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Madison <mmadison@aracnet.com>
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Date: Wednesday, August 25, 1999 9:26 PM
> Subject: fuel injectors!!!!
> 
> 
> >i dont have the tool, how do i get the injectors out !!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> >mark
> >
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