[s-cars] X-Plug Replacement - Help Please

[Mark Pollan]

Thanks for the torque spec Igor!!  I have in hand a replacement x-plug with
o-ring (did Igor give me the part number for that too? Thanks Igor!) and a
ground down draglink (1/2" drive) socket that fits perfectly in the x of the
new plug.  The problem is that the high pressure hose interferes and I
cannot get the socket perpendicular to the hydraulic pump on all axes.  I
gave it a go nonetheless, but cannot get the old x-plug to budge one bit.  I
do have a hand held impact driver of the 3/8" drive variety (no 3/8" F
to1/2" M adapter in hand) suggested by Bob Myers but nonetheless the hose
interferes and the last thing I want to do is strip the old x-plug.  Short
of disconnecting the high pressure hose at the pump (sadly I do not have new
o-rings in hand), what have you Audi surgeons done to make this operation a
success.  I started grinding down the perimeter of the draglink to give me
more clearance but.

 

Regards and thanks in advance

 

Mark