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#52
New Member
I haven't hit it to hard, thankful I have other modes of transportation, it will probably be Tuesday before I can get gaskets ordered and flywheel dusted. I think gaskets will be dealer item.
#56
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You can get in there with a small 90deg pick and pry the tongs back but the tool works much better
#57
New Member
I don't think you can get any kind of a tool in on the valve cover end, I have a set of fuel disconnect tools, the problem is no room on the valve cover end, I read where a guy stuffed pieces of zip tie's in their to release it.
#58
I tried the zip tie thing for at least an hour and finally gave up. In the end I very carefully used brute force via a screwdriver and rubber mallet. I ended up bending the little clip that holds it on. I tried buying the plastic replacements but those didn't fit. I bent the tabs back to about what they were before and it holds great. Mongo said at one time he had some metal replacements but they're pretty expensive.
#59
New Member
I tried the zip tie thing for at least an hour and finally gave up. In the end I very carefully used brute force via a screwdriver and rubber mallet. I ended up bending the little clip that holds it on. I tried buying the plastic replacements but those didn't fit. I bent the tabs back to about what they were before and it holds great. Mongo said at one time he had some metal replacements but they're pretty expensive.
#60
I will be tough without a lift. I guess this is a good way to get acquainted with the little 2.0, I just wasn't ready for so many sensors, oil lines, water lines and connectors. I have mine to the point where I need to get some gaskets and get the flywheel turned, my clutch is supposed to be in Tuesday although mine looked pretty good, thinking someone may have changed it, it was a Sachs brand, not sure if that is stock or not.
It did seem like a lot of connectors, but they all seemed to have a good purpose. It was annoying to have to figure out how each one pulled apart. But the nice thing was that it is impossible to hook the wrong thing up to the connector. Just wish they all went together the same way.
I only had three things get me in the end, and they were totally my fault. I didn't clamp the coolant hose on the oil cooler. The house popped off and made a mess on my street. I didn't clamp the intake onto my tb, which popped off once I hit 6psi. That freaked me out. Third, I didn't tighten a ground cable well enough. That was a bugger to figure out. Got a new alternator and ecu before I found the cause :-S
#62
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I tried the zip tie thing for at least an hour and finally gave up. In the end I very carefully used brute force via a screwdriver and rubber mallet. I ended up bending the little clip that holds it on. I tried buying the plastic replacements but those didn't fit. I bent the tabs back to about what they were before and it holds great. Mongo said at one time he had some metal replacements but they're pretty expensive.
#65
New Member
I tried the zip tie method to remove vent line from valve cover but it was going no where fast. This was my fix, not real sexy but I think it will work, the fitting coming out of the valve cover and the smaller diameter of the line are both 3/8 so I used some 3/8 fuel line. I just pried and twisted on the fitting till it came off.
#66
I tried the zip tie method to remove vent line from valve cover but it was going no where fast. This was my fix, not real sexy but I think it will work, the fitting coming out of the valve cover and the smaller diameter of the line are both 3/8 so I used some 3/8 fuel line. I just pried and twisted on the fitting till it came off.
#71
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Not impossible but way too much work... you have to dismantle it way more than necessary. Just unhook the ac, fuse box, suspension, and heater lines and lift the car off the cradle.
Edit: instead of lifting the engine out, jack the car up and put it on blocks remove the wheels and previously said stuff then unbolt the 4 cradle bolts then jack it up and remove the blocks, lower it onto a furniture dolly then use the engine picker you plan to use to pull the engine out the top and wrap it around the frame and just lift the car off the cradle. I did it 3-4 times when I dropped my engine because of TOB popping its quite easy to do this way. then when you lift the car high enough roll the dolly out the wheel well and set the frame back down on some blocks.
Edit: instead of lifting the engine out, jack the car up and put it on blocks remove the wheels and previously said stuff then unbolt the 4 cradle bolts then jack it up and remove the blocks, lower it onto a furniture dolly then use the engine picker you plan to use to pull the engine out the top and wrap it around the frame and just lift the car off the cradle. I did it 3-4 times when I dropped my engine because of TOB popping its quite easy to do this way. then when you lift the car high enough roll the dolly out the wheel well and set the frame back down on some blocks.
Last edited by crashher0; 05-26-2015 at 08:05 AM.
#72
Thanks for the info guys. You guys are the best. This is why I stay here. BTW... How many guys have done the LDK swap?
Last edited by Jbernal4368; 05-27-2015 at 12:59 AM.
#73
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When you lift the car with any kind of lift off the cradle just go slow, jack it up a bit walk around look make sure nothing you missed is still attached, jack it up a little more do the same until everything is free. Just go slow and its honestly super easy. Can be done in a couple hours if you've had practice haha
#74
^ Definitely good advice. It's been said already, but take LOTS of pictures. You never know when you need to go back to a random picture to see how some hoses were aligned, etc. You can never have enough pictures. And try to take high-quality ones. Most of the time you're looking for a wire that's buried so you have to zoom in the picture to see it.
#75
New Member
I got my gaskets today and flywheel dusted, clutch was supposed to have been delivered today but UPS needed signature so maybe will have it tomorrow and I will start putting it back together and maybe get it in Friday.