

| Subject: | Re: 2.1L WBX high pressure oil switch - removal |
| From: | Larry Alofs |
| Date: | Sun, 6 Dec 2015 18:14:14 -0500 |
John, Some times you have to make a "special tool". If you were to shorten the deep socket by cutting some of it off, would it then be usable? I don't think I had to go to such lengths when I did this job, but it was a long time ago. It seems to me that I used a standard depth socket, but did not put it all the way onto the sensor. Then by putting the rachet only part way into the socket, everything just barely worked. Cutting a socket, of course is not easy. Using a dremel takes a long time and many disks. A larger tool with abrasive disk is faster, but you want to go slow to avoid heating the socket too much and softening the steel. I recall cutting down a socket to get the crank pulley bolt off a SAAB 900. Its engine is in there backwards with the crank pulley tight against the firewall. What fun. Larry A. On Sun, Dec 6, 2015 at 5:03 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm still struggling with this. Coolant pump pulley has been removed. Deep > well socket to long, wom't fit in the space availabe; standard socket to > short , the blade/male connector of the switch is to long, can't seat the > drive of the rachet. > > Whats the secret for removal? > > Thanks, > > Jon >
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