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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: DavyP on June 10, 2009, 01:42:00 pm

Title: Heat Shield
Post by: DavyP on June 10, 2009, 01:42:00 pm

I'm (finally) putting on the heat shield for my Evoms intake.  There are 2 black....well im gonna call them "chess pieces" lol that need to be removed before the heat shield can be fitted.  How do I get them off, pull them , screw them ????? they wont feckin shift!!!!!!!!!!

Any help appreciated thanks........ :ashamed:

Title: Re: Heat Shield
Post by: Hedge on June 10, 2009, 02:29:51 pm

Big, deep socket normally works. Can't remember the size though.  :ashamed:

Title: Re: Heat Shield
Post by: mohare on June 10, 2009, 03:16:23 pm

Think its 24mm and 12 point hexagonal socket, normal hexagonal socket (six sides) wont fit.

Title: Re: Heat Shield
Post by: DavyP on June 10, 2009, 03:29:11 pm

Ta for that, have to go on the scrounge then for that socket......... :happy2:

Title: Re: Heat Shield
Post by: keith on July 04, 2009, 07:28:42 pm

Quote from: mohare on June 10, 2009, 03:16:23 pm

Think its 24mm and 12 point hexagonal socket, normal hexagonal socket (six sides) wont fit.

For anyone interested a Draper part no 83945 - 24mm 1/2" Hi Torq bit fits  :happy2: job now done.

Title: Re: Heat Shield
Post by: neg on July 04, 2009, 11:16:13 pm

There is a bolt underneath too

Title: Re: Heat Shield
Post by: keith on July 04, 2009, 11:23:04 pm

Yep theres two as i found out when unscrewing and heard one of them hit something when falling luckily it hit the ground and didn't lodge somewhere.