Re: O-rings from HELL!!

["Smokinn" <smokinn@crestview.sbceo.k12.ca.us>]

There is a fairly inexpensive injector pulling tool that you can get through
Rapids Parts.  Works like a charm.  Almost no effort is needed to pull the
injectors.

Quote of the day:  "Work smarter, not harder"

Gerry
http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/7808/smokinn.html
87 Scirocco  16v
92 Jetta GL  8v
-----Original Message-----
From: Etrik <etrik@pure-research.net>
To: scirocco-l@privateI.com <scirocco-l@privateI.com>
Date: Friday, December 12, 1997 12:33 PM
Subject: O-rings from HELL!!


>Heres how the story goes...
>
>Its a cold Thursday, just plain ugly outside.  Two days befor
>I ordered up some injector o-rings, air and oil filters and wipers.
>I figured the o-rings would cure my idle problems.  At about 1:00pm
>I get the package, so natually I started right away.  Changed the oil
>and filters, then onto the rings. First I put some lube and try to
>just yank  them out, no go, then I try a screw driver, same thing,
>finally I get an old 12mm box end and use it as the puller, with
>cosiderable force I finally get the first injector out.  I proceed
>to remove the rest, pop, pop, eerrrrrr....Hmmmmuuaaaarr, as usual
>the last one don't budge.  So I take a brake and remove the
>old rings from the three that are free.  The old rigs dont
>even seem to be rubber anymore, they may have been at one time,
>but not anymore.  They are more like very hard nylon, broke
>a razor blade cutting them off!  So, back the stuck one, I work
>at it for about 30 min, nothing.  Then, putting alot of force
>on it I hear a CRUNCH, by this time the colorfull language started.
>I knew exacly what it was that made the crunch, the lower (plastic)
>piece of the injector shroud.  So at this point I know I am
>going to have to remove the lower intake manifold to remove the
>broken pieces and make sure nothing went where it wasn't supposed
>to go. I remove the alt, upper and lower intake with no real
>problems and look it over, just like I thought broken shroud (sp?).
>It is now 11:40 pm so I turn in.  Today I get up real early and
>call Mark, order up all the parts I need (broke).
>
>To be Continued.......
>
>Etrik
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