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Date:         Fri, 2 Oct 2015 11:43:58 -1000
Reply-To:     "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Organization: Cosmic Reminders
Subject:      Re: How to remove O2 sensor
Comments: To: Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CA+r=JhrfQMA23dRh+4V7wKe0YKQMi2wm7UF2oFACXyapaGk_mA@mail.gmail.com>
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I just remembered an amazingly good heat-to-loose trick. After the thread area is good and not.. stick a candle there.. the wax gets sucked right in, and often will make your fastener very unscrewable.

i keep a candle or two right by my heating/welding workbench to help remember this trick. Scott

On 10/2/2015 3:55 AM, Larry Alofs wrote: > When fighting a tough O2 sensor, I have found that special O2 sockets are > too weak because of the slot for the wire. A stout box wrench is best if > the connector is small enough to fit thru it. Of course if you are cutting > the cable off anyway, that doesn't matter. > Recently I had one where I had to put the cat in a big vise, heat the > bung red hot, and use a box wrench with a pipe extension. Probably would > have damaged the element inside the cat, except that it had already > disintegrated and been disposed of. I just wanted to prove to my self that > I could get the remains of the sensor out. > What fun, > Larry A. > > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Richard Koller <brvkoller@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dennis, >> I had this same problem and I heated the cat at the junction where the O2 >> sensor screws in with MAPP gas. Then quickly slipped my 22mm box end over >> the disconnected sensor wires and was able to break it free. It would be >> better as others have said to use the dedicated O2 sensor socket. Heat was >> essential however in my case. >> Good luck. >> Rick Koller >> >> On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Dennis Jowell <dennisjowell@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> I just started to replace my O2 sensor on my 2.2 wbx. No,luck using my >>> wrenches . Everything is rusted together. The catalytic converter is only >>> about a year old. Is there a better way to remove the sensor? Should I >> use >>> my touch to heat the sensor ? Any ideas would be great. I might get to >>> Quebec yet just have to get this done. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Dennis >>> >>> Dennis Jowell >>> Scotch Hollow Farm >>> Newbury, Vermont >>>


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