Well I've removed them unintentionally by cranking over the engine with
the injectors removed.  They blasted out like missiles when I cranked it
over for a compression test.  WoooPs!~   Joel Hembel

Mike Catlin wrote:

> jmileham wrote:
> > Anyone have any ideas on how to get the two stuck
> > heat shields out of my diesel Westy?
>
> I used a 6mm-1.0 tap to cut a couple turns of
> threads in the center hole of the stuck heat
> shield.  Then, using a stack of various washers
> and a bolt, I was able to pull the heat shield
> free by threading the bolt through the newly
> tapped threads and tightening it a bit.  You need
> washers larger than the injector hole and a
> smaller one to keep the bolt head from going
> through the hole in the big washer.
>
> Mike Catlin
> Davis, Calif.