[urq] Removing baked injector inserts from a WX head

[Thatcher Hubbard]

  They finally came out.  I had been trying to get the last one (cylinder 5)
out and it just spun, the other ones actually came out fine once I realized
(read: was told repeatedly) that they were threaded.  The insert on 5 was
sort of a pain, but they all came out eventually.
  Anybody have any advice on how to shim out solid lifters?
 
  _____  

From: Ben Swann [mailto:benswann at comcast.net] 
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 8:03 AM
To: thatcher.hubbard at computer-er.com
Cc: quattro at audifans.com; Ben Swann
Subject: RE: [urq] Removing baked injector inserts from a WX head
 
Ya, that is what I had to do once on similar VW head - pssibly an AUDI one
too, but don't recall which one.  Need to be careful not to cut into the
aluminum of the head - once the cut goes through, they may then be unscrewed
as the cutting seems to break them loose.  Consider replacing with the brass
injector inserts - if I recall they were a direct substitute and not
expensive.
 
Ben
 
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Okay, now I'm starting to worry then.  I can twist them pretty easily but
the never come out any further.  It's like they're press fit in, with a
ridge somewhere on the injector holder.  I guess I'll just cut 'em out with
an Olfa knife.  I'm not worried about damaging the head, just trying to do
it the fast way.  I've had my car off the road long enough, I want to get
this thing back together and going again.

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From: Patrick Carlier [mailto:p.carlier at pandora.be] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 3:36 PM
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Cc: urq at audifans.com; urq-bounces at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [urq] Removing baked injector inserts from a WX head

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

Pat]