Here is what i ended up doing to remove the plugs before i rebuilt air cooled engines. I took a piece of dowell and carved down the end so it was a snug fit inside of the end of the plug. I'm assuming that the plug is the same size and shape as the type1 plugs- one that has a hole in the top. Once the dowell what carved the right size, a little tapping would jam it in place and then you could carefully pull it out. I think i used 1/2" dowell. The dowell is soft enough that if wouldn't bugger up the relief plug. This is the only way i cound it get these plugs out. Good luck and tell us how it works! Cheers Matthew 84
Matthew Pollard http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356 Dept. of Chemistry http://www.chem.uidaho.edu University of Idaho http://www.uidaho.edu On Sat, 27 Jan 2001, John Cooper wrote: > Does anyone have a "gentle" way of removing the slotted plug from the bottom > of my 2.1 L 87 Synchro? I want to be able to put it back after I check the > relief valve spring. > > I tried a large scewdriver, but started to booger up the slot. So I stopped. > I was going to run down to the book store and see if the VW for idiots book > had any ideas. (It is written for aircooled, but they had the same slotted > plug I think.) > > Thanks. > > John > |
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