Blanking Plug Cylinder 3 Hex Size?
13 January 2012, 01:39 PM
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Blanking Plug Cylinder 3 Hex Size?
Hi all does anyone know the size of allen key i need to remove this for a temp gauge?
13 January 2012, 01:54 PM
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Yes, it's an 8mm Allen key....but it needs to be a LONG one and DECENT QUALITY
13 January 2012, 02:03 PM
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13 January 2012, 02:07 PM
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never a truer word said by alcazar DONT round it off or you will be fcked.
13 January 2012, 09:44 PM
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Make sure you clean the area around the oil gallery plug before you remove it - you dont want any shat dropping down the oil gallery.
13 January 2012, 09:55 PM
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Thanks for the input i'll take it steady
14 January 2012, 09:37 AM
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mine was stiff as **** and a real bitch to get out. You defo need a high quality long allen key and plenty of leverage, i learned the hard way by snapping my first key off in the plug (at least i didn't round it off.)
14 January 2012, 12:24 PM
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I remember doing mine, the Allen key was TWISTED about 30 degrees before the plug cracked out....but when I looked at the key afterwards, it had sprung back
14 January 2012, 08:10 PM
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I've got a 8mm in socket form so i can give it a good crank
15 January 2012, 12:28 AM
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i did mine with a socket type wasnt too bad just a pain to get back in and even more of a pain to fit a banjo there
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