Re: Removing the wastegate diaphragm

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <c73955c.249bb0a5@aol.com> JShadzi@aol.com writes:

> My wastegate has a 10mm allen on the bottom of the valve.  I put the
> allen in a vice so it would not twist (even slight rotation will rip the
> diaphram) and undid the other end (11mm I believe) with a socket...

Mine has 11mm on top, too.  But the bottom is a coin slot!

I've ground down a FACOM impact screwdriver bit to fit the slot
perfectly, but I think I should have used a normal (non-impact) one -
the impact stuff is too soft.

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