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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: gstylebaby on 28 January 2010, 18:11:49

Title: Thremostat replacement
Post by: gstylebaby on 28 January 2010, 18:11:49
I need some advice fellas that great idea of the bolt under the oil dipstick and right next to the power steering pipe is causeing me no end of troulbe i have spent a few hours now trying to get it out and have now give up for the night...My problem is i think its now rounded off  and as most of you fellas know theres not much room and i carn't think how i'm gonna get it out now.....Please please pretty please any advice i'm realy p****d off at not gettinh it out. I new my day was going to good to be true. >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: Thremostat replacement
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 28 January 2010, 18:36:37
Undo with a 10mm socket or spanner the power steering reservoir bracket bolt. Move the power steering reservoir out of the way.

You may need to push down the power steering pipe to enable you to get at the "Barstool Bolt"

This is not the easiest job a little fiddley to say the least to do with a bolt that is not rounded off..... you maybe able to get a pair of grips onto the bolt now or the sell sockets for rounded off bolts in Machine Mart.

Hope that helps you
 :y
Title: Re: Thremostat replacement
Post by: gstylebaby on 28 January 2010, 21:13:53
Thanks Daz will give it a go...I have got some of the rounded bolt removel sockets irwin ones i think they are looks like they mite be getting put to good use.
Will let you know how i get on mate. :y :y
Title: Re: Thremostat replacement
Post by: gstylebaby on 29 January 2010, 18:46:05
Well got the bolt out after a lot of cursing had to use my irwin bolt extracter sockets to get it out but its out now...Thanks for the advice on rmoving the power steering reservoir daz that was a help you were right.  I have now however broke the the thermostat transfer pipe and need to get hold of another...have you got any daz???  Dont think this has been replaced the 15 y years its been on the road. ;D ;D ;D ;D Must say i have hated doing this job prefered doing the cam belt to this. ;D ;D ;D ;D