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05-25-2006, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MyBlackCar
I love all these creative Porsche tools. Sledge hammers and water pipes. Those German engineers must be rolling their eyes if they knew.
05-25-2006, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by streckfu's951
Nothing wrong with a lever or breaker bar. Should I have ordered a 4ft pipe from Germany and had the crest etched on it? Would that have accomplished the task better?
05-25-2006, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by yellowline
Don't forget the pipe wrench!
I think we need to start a new thread on your most creative or ghetto Porsche tool.
05-25-2006, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by MyBlackCar
Better, but you can not overheat the pipe or torque it past 151 n/m. It will warp by 0.03mm and you are screwed (just kidding).
The pipe is for removal only.
05-25-2006, 03:13 PM
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I think the most ghetto Porsche tool I have read about would be the one where someone tied their bumper to a tree and then proceeded to pull out a collasped bumper shock by throwing it in reverse. Though I believe it worked, that just has ghetto written all over it.
05-25-2006, 04:01 PM
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HG is not a hard job. I'd rather do that then a few other jobs on this car.
Guys, the headers come OFF with the head, thats why the job is easy.
I used a breaker bar too, home depot bought. complete with rage dents. I did also try it with a half inch wrench alone, and was succesful. Wasn't that difficult...
Guys, the headers come OFF with the head, thats why the job is easy.
I used a breaker bar too, home depot bought. complete with rage dents. I did also try it with a half inch wrench alone, and was succesful. Wasn't that difficult...
05-25-2006, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by pa944red
Am I missing something here, should you not use an impact gun? Or is it just that nobody repsonding has air tools to use?
Tom
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You have an airgun that both fits in that space AND is capable of breaking the torque?
05-25-2006, 04:36 PM
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Now that I think about it, I did not have my radiator installed and the A/C condeser was long gone for the crank bolt.
And as for the head nuts, I'm pretty sure I used the airgun for all but I think two of them, and it was like a year ago so I might be remembering wrong.
So I guess yes, I have one that fits that space AND is capable of breaking the torque.
Wouldn't you have just as much of a chance backing a stud out with a big breaker that puts a large constant force on it as you would with an airgun that exerts many shorter higher force blows? If its going to come loose, its going to come loose. Is that the wrong attitude to have?
Tom
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And as for the head nuts, I'm pretty sure I used the airgun for all but I think two of them, and it was like a year ago so I might be remembering wrong.
So I guess yes, I have one that fits that space AND is capable of breaking the torque.
Wouldn't you have just as much of a chance backing a stud out with a big breaker that puts a large constant force on it as you would with an airgun that exerts many shorter higher force blows? If its going to come loose, its going to come loose. Is that the wrong attitude to have?
Tom
edited for spelling
05-25-2006, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by pa944red
Now that I think about it, I did not have my radiator installed and the A/C condeser was long gone for the crank bolt.
So I guess yes, I have one that fits that space AND is capable of breaking the torque.
Tom
So I guess yes, I have one that fits that space AND is capable of breaking the torque.
Tom
That's cheating.
