Well I've removed them unintentionally by cranking over the engine with the injectors removed. They blasted out like missiles when I cranked it over for a compression test. WoooPs!~ Joel Hembel Mike Catlin wrote: > jmileham wrote: > > Anyone have any ideas on how to get the two stuck > > heat shields out of my diesel Westy? > > I used a 6mm-1.0 tap to cut a couple turns of > threads in the center hole of the stuck heat > shield. Then, using a stack of various washers > and a bolt, I was able to pull the heat shield > free by threading the bolt through the newly > tapped threads and tightening it a bit. You need > washers larger than the injector hole and a > smaller one to keep the bolt head from going > through the hole in the big washer. > > Mike Catlin > Davis, Calif. |
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