[urq] Removing baked injector inserts from a WX head

[Patrick Carlier]

It's 13 mm .
They are very tight sometimes .
Audi used some kind of locktite when they put them in .

Pat


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Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Removing baked injector inserts from a WX head


> If I am right, these inserts are screwed into the head assembly.
> You will need a 12mm (not sure about the size...) allen key to remove
> them.
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> Hey guys,
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>   Finally got my head (WX) back from the shop.  I noticed after I had
> picked
> it up though that they had not removed the old injector inserts.  I tried
> with a pair of pliers to pull them out but they just cracked off (at least
> the short lip on the top did).  Should I fashion some sort of hook device
> to
> pull these out or try to cut them out with a good utility knife?  Just
> looking for any BTDT from the list.
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> Thatcher Hubbard
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