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This is the thing that has caused me the biggest headache so far, and I have still not achieved the result...
For those have you that have replaced their thermostat - any tips on how to get it in? I have watched this video (below) and he says its difficult so to lube it up, which I have... I dont want to break it though and am using force/leverage far beyond what it should take.
Hard to tell from the picture, maybe turning it counter-clockwise just a tad bid? Just comparing the position of the dots compared to the video. I'm assuming it's a very small tolerance or needs to be exact for where the sensor plugs back in from the top
grease it, then use a small C-clamp and something thing and flat, put the C-clamp up on the top and use your hand to apply pressure on the bottom, it will slip right in ( we did it on 2 cars, sadly no pictures)
Hey Doug, I will definitely try the c-clamp trick tomorrow but sadly, I put quite a bit of pressure on it (to the point where I felt any more would damage it) using a similar makeshift thing with a breaker bar. I wonder if it is just a case of alignment like Deez said? Remarkably tricky with zero room down there haha!
Look at my post on Thermostat housing, it has the correct part numbers in there.
To insert the thermostat, use a C-clamp but put a small piece of metal or wood between the clamp and the thermostat in order to better distribute the pressure.
There are 2 rings on the thermostat which both need to be greased up. It's really only that last ring that offers some resistance.
We dealt with the same issue while working on our cars this weekend but it took us 5 minutes to come up with a solution.
PM me if you want me to send you a picture of the contraption we used.
Did it finally ended up using a rubber mallet that was the same diameter (and no, not smashing it in haha) so was equal pressure all around, then using a prybar against the dampener and all went in smoothly! Woohoo
Here's our most creative use of a pry bar : use an AK74 as leverage to remove the thermostat housing. That housing was the most complex thing to remove on both of our cars.
Joke by the way - this was staged. But it shows the extent of our creativity
here's our most creative use of a pry bar : Use an ak74 as leverage to remove the thermostat housing. That housing was the most complex thing to remove on both of our cars.
joke by the way - this was staged. But it shows the extent of our creativity
ended up using a rubber mallet that was the same diameter (and no, not smashing it in haha) so was equal pressure all around, then using a prybar against the dampener and all went in smoothly! Woohoo
