Plenum spacer install: BIG problem with guide pins :(
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Plenum spacer install: BIG problem with guide pins :(
Hey guys... any one had as much problem as I'm having removing the guide pins on the lower plenum?
I've followed the manual closely and tried a 4mm socket, the inverted nut trick, even a pair of vice grips.
-The 4 mm socket stripped the teeth at the top of the pin
-The inverted nut trick caused the thread to strip instead of loosening the pin
-Vice grips can't get a firm enough grip on the pin to twist it (I can grip it hard but all it doesn is strip the thread some more)
Right now I'm using a hair dryer to heat up the pin and lower plenum since it's 5 deg. celsius outside... but i'm really in a jam here... any help or suggestions would be really appreciated!
I've followed the manual closely and tried a 4mm socket, the inverted nut trick, even a pair of vice grips.
-The 4 mm socket stripped the teeth at the top of the pin
-The inverted nut trick caused the thread to strip instead of loosening the pin
-Vice grips can't get a firm enough grip on the pin to twist it (I can grip it hard but all it doesn is strip the thread some more)
Right now I'm using a hair dryer to heat up the pin and lower plenum since it's 5 deg. celsius outside... but i'm really in a jam here... any help or suggestions would be really appreciated!
Been a long time but mine came out easily, Suggest using some liquid wrench on the base..let em soak and then use the two nuts again instead of the visegrips. ...counter-clockwise right???
Good luck.
Good luck.
Originally Posted by Strife350z
Hey guys... any one had as much problem as I'm having removing the guide pins on the lower plenum?
I've followed the manual closely and tried a 4mm socket, the inverted nut trick, even a pair of vice grips.
-The 4 mm socket stripped the teeth at the top of the pin
-The inverted nut trick caused the thread to strip instead of loosening the pin
-Vice grips can't get a firm enough grip on the pin to twist it (I can grip it hard but all it doesn is strip the thread some more)
Right now I'm using a hair dryer to heat up the pin and lower plenum since it's 5 deg. celsius outside... but i'm really in a jam here... any help or suggestions would be really appreciated!
I've followed the manual closely and tried a 4mm socket, the inverted nut trick, even a pair of vice grips.
-The 4 mm socket stripped the teeth at the top of the pin
-The inverted nut trick caused the thread to strip instead of loosening the pin
-Vice grips can't get a firm enough grip on the pin to twist it (I can grip it hard but all it doesn is strip the thread some more)
Right now I'm using a hair dryer to heat up the pin and lower plenum since it's 5 deg. celsius outside... but i'm really in a jam here... any help or suggestions would be really appreciated!
what i would do i would put the two 10mm bolts from the upper plenum and attach them to the pin and then use a wrench to remove it out. its in the instructions
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hey guys, thanks for the responses... I finally got them out with a combination of heat (hair dryer focussed on each guide pin for 15 minutes each) and brute force (I used the two vice grips and moved them at the same time)
frustrating as hell but hopefully this thread proves useful in the future for anyone else who runs into the same problem
frustrating as hell but hopefully this thread proves useful in the future for anyone else who runs into the same problem
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