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Patty B.
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 Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 7:02 am Post subject: Removing plastic condensor plug from int dist. |
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Oh it sounds easy--just change the condensor but for those of us with the plastic plug into the distributor type it becomes a head scratcher if we've never done it before--how do I get it out? Do I dig it out? Can I hit it from the top and not bust the distributor--do I use the palm of my hand on a screwdriver like it shows in a video but it's tighter than that so do I use a hammer instead? I noticed in a video I saw there was a cut in the scene where the guy was working at it then all of a sudden it was off lol
I just changed my condensor--I'd been noticing, reading here, that more and more modern condensors have been faulty so thought I'd ask what you pros do to get that plug out more directly, more assuredly for we who'd never done it before because it is an easy fix for what seems likea more common problem.
We did a combination push down from the top with a screwdriver, pull down with plyers--it was really in there! Not that you'd ever use it again I'm going to guess they all look pretty mangled after they come out.
After removal
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mukluk
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 12:38 pm Post subject: Re: Removing plastic condensor plug from int dist. |
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Not that it helps a whole lot, but I've never had a problem either pushing them out with a common screwdriver with the tip offset near the edge, or using needle nose pliers to push them out while giving a bit of a twist.
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Glenn 
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 12:41 pm Post subject: Re: Removing plastic condensor plug from int dist. |
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Looks like you have a 205K/L/M with the condenser pressed into the bottom. To remove just use a screwdriver and push it out. To install they make a tool to press it in and not damage the wires.
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60ragtop
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 3:51 pm Post subject: Re: Removing plastic condensor plug from int dist. |
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you can make your own tool from a valve guide like this (from the gallery)
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VW_Jimbo
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| Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: Removing plastic condensor plug from int dist. |
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you can make your own tool from a valve guide like this (from the gallery)
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That's the exact tool I have! Made it myself after my first valve job as a newbie!
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