[Vwdiesel] Injector Removal - Deep Socket??

Val Christian val at swamps.roc.ny.us
Fri May 20 08:25:35 EDT 2005


I don't have this problem, and am not familiar with your situation.
I'll offer a couple of suggestions:

1. Start soaking the injector area with penetrant now.  Put a little on,
drive it to work.  Put some more on at home, then again in the morning,
and then drive to work, etc.  A light bodied penetrant, such as PBblaster
would be a good choice.  So is the yellow Liquid Wrench (the blue is 
different).  WD-40 is less desirable.  You want to get things ready
to remove.

2. Would a crow's foot wrench fit there?  It's something like an open 
end wrench, which will fit on a 3/8" drive extension.  They're handy.
Sears sells them, but not in 27mm size.  For something that big, you'll
end up hitting a tool wagon (Mac, Snap-On, etc.).  A multi-pointed one 
might be tempting, but a straight one will fit at slightly off angles.

3. It probably won't work, but do you have a "universal" flex extension
which might get around the spaceship?  

4. Perhaps higher price, one time use, but you might find (tool wagon again)
a flex socket that is deep.  A long shot for 27mm, but you might get lucky.

Good luck.

Val


> 
> I've done many an injector change on 1.6NA engines with a craftsman deep
> socket (can't remember the mm off-hand) and a 1/2" flex head breaker
> bar.
> 
> The 1994 1.6TD frankenjetta, however, doesn't have space behind the
> flying saucer to fit the socket, much less the socket and breaker bar!
> 
> I was thinking of loosening the pump to get at things, then re-timing
> everything afterwards.  Is there another brand of socket that fits or
> some other solution for the TD?  
> 
> I suppose I could stick a wrench down there, but the po didn't use
> anti-seize and I need some leverage.  (They did however, antiseize the
> metal fuel lines so I had bits of gunk to carefully keep out of the fuel
> system when I opened it up.)
> 
> Will in Alaska
> 
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