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Offline DavyP

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Heat Shield
« 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:
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Re: Heat Shield
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2009, 02:29:51 pm »
Big, deep socket normally works. Can't remember the size though.  :ashamed:

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Re: Heat Shield
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2009, 03:16:23 pm »
Think its 24mm and 12 point hexagonal socket, normal hexagonal socket (six sides) wont fit.

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Re: Heat Shield
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2009, 03:29:11 pm »

Ta for that, have to go on the scrounge then for that socket......... :happy2:
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Re: Heat Shield
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2009, 07:28:42 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.

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Re: Heat Shield
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2009, 11:16:13 pm »
There is a bolt underneath too

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Re: Heat Shield
« Reply #6 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.