Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 17:39:12 -0800
Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
In-Reply-To: <CA+az7_5R625GX8GaL_9FqDc7bjn3AX6cEM=CJ0pc8bCg83JFwg@mail.gmail.com>
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Very creative, I know there isn't enough room for a Vice-Grip there. Now you can rent it out!
I'm convinced Vanagon maintenance (and old car maintenance in general) is a great brain exercise at any age.
Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of John Rodgers
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 3:42 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
Problem solved. I talked with the folks at Van Cafe today, and they told me the efficent high oil pressure switch removal and replacement job required a shop built special tool. The moment that was mentioned, I had the answer to my problem. In the avation world there were many shop built special tools for efficient conduct of the job, and I knew exactly what they were talking about. I did the following:
Standard length 24 mm socket
19 mm (wrench Size) nut
Welded the nut on the back of the socket with the hole of the nut over the rachet hole in the socket.
Perfect fit. With the 19 mm open end wrench it was no problem to turn and remove.
I now have one more shop built special Vanagon tool in my toolbox.
Try it!
John
On Dec 6, 2015 19:19, "John Rodgers" <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'll try that. Just may work!
>
> John
> On Dec 6, 2015 18:18, "KI4TLF" <ki4tlf@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As a thought, what about a 15/16 sparkplug socket and use a wrench on
>> the flats of the socket?
>>
>> GregM
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of John Rodgers
>> Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2015 4:54 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal
>>
>> It appears only a socket of some sort will fit. It's easy enough to
>> get to with the coolant pump pulley removed, but it appears to
>> require an odd, in between socket length. A 15/16th sochet fits
>> perfect, but every socket I looked at is either to short, and the
>> blade on the switch interferes with the rachet fitment, or in the
>> case of a deepwell socket , the socket is to long and will not fit the space I have to work in.
>>
>> Theresa gotta be a way!
>>
>> John
>> On Dec 6, 2015 16:12, "Pat Spragge/RFAN" <Pat.Spragge@rfan.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Would a box wrench or ratcheting box wrench get to it?
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPad
>> >
>> > > On Dec 6, 2015, at 2:04 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > I'm still struggling with this. Coolant pump pulley has been removed.
>> > Deep
>> > > well socket to long, wom't fit in the space availabe; standard
>> > > socket to short , the blade/male connector of the switch is to
>> > > long, can't seat the drive of the rachet.
>> > >
>> > > Whats the secret for removal?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > >
>> > > Jon
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
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