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06-09-2005, 06:48 PM | #1 | ||
Shoot.
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I'm trying to remove the intake manifold on an EF. I have undone all of the bolts, except that nasty little stubborn ***** at the back. How the bloody hell do you get it off? I can get my arm most of the way under the manifold, but there seems to be a bee's dick to move a ratchet/ring spanner to undo it.
I did a search and there are a couple of suggestions but I still can't get any further. Someone please tell me there is a magical solution!!
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06-09-2005, 06:51 PM | #2 | ||
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unijoints, and plenty of em
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06-09-2005, 07:07 PM | #3 | ||
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find a female friend or mate with girly hands. worked for ea_bender and me.
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06-09-2005, 07:09 PM | #4 | ||
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or as i said, and what ive seen mechanics with fat hands do, they use UNIJOINTS...lol
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06-09-2005, 07:32 PM | #5 | |||
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i used uni joints on my ea manifold so it should work on the ef one aswell
Why do they have to put the bloody nuts where the spanner can't get at it!?!?!? lol
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06-09-2005, 11:38 PM | #6 | |||
Hmmm Gold!!!
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06-09-2005, 11:49 PM | #7 | ||
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i used a spanner...it worked for me...just keep pulling it off 1 mil at a time...
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07-09-2005, 06:45 PM | #8 | ||
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If I can get it off with a spanner in a car that's had the engine moved back an inch you shouldn't have issues!
That or you have fat fingers. Fatty. |
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09-09-2005, 05:21 PM | #9 | |||
Shoot.
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Head is now off, yay!
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09-09-2005, 09:56 PM | #10 | |||
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09-09-2005, 11:37 PM | #11 | ||
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I work on Japanese cars. I need to be!
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09-09-2005, 11:40 PM | #12 | |||
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10-09-2005, 12:21 AM | #13 | ||
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micro socket sets are a godsend
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