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| Porsche Rescue |
 Feb 28 2003, 01:09 PM
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Saving and Enjoying Old Porsches  Group: Members Posts: 2,978 Joined: 31-December 02 From: Bend, Oregon Member No.: 64 Region Association: None  |
Years ago I adjusted 914 valves laying on my back under the car on stands. Now I have a 4-post lift and I can stand up to do the job. Only problem is I can't see how I can get the valve cover off, never mind adjusting valves. The heat exchangers seem to block everything ('70 1.7). A pro once told me he removed the bail by looping a shop towel over it and pulling down. I can't even see how I could get a straight pull down. Is the lift my problem? Do I need to put the car on stands, pull a wheel and lay under the car like in the old days?
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| Bleyseng |
Feb 28 2003, 01:47 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,035 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Jim, I still do it laying down! I just pop one of the ends out and then take the bale off, then pop the valve cover off.
Geoff (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif) |
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| RustyWa |
Feb 28 2003, 02:21 PM
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Working Member Group: Members Posts: 610 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Kent, WA Member No.: 72 |
I generally end up doing it Geoff's way, but I start by looping a shop rag around the bail and then pull down.
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| Curvie Roadlover |
Feb 28 2003, 02:40 PM
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Two trunks are better than one! Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 42 |
Do you think pulling one end of the bail wire out is OK? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) it seems like this would be bad for the bail wire over time.
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| Bleyseng |
Feb 28 2003, 04:23 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,035 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
They are some kind of spring steel, I use a large screw driver and carefully pry it out. Don't use a crowbar and reef on it and bend it!
Geoff |
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| Demick |
Feb 28 2003, 05:59 PM
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Ernie made me do it! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,312 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Pleasanton, CA Member No.: 257  |
I just use a small claw hammer. Hook it over the center of the bale and yank down on it. Getting it off is easy. Getting it back on is a bit more difficult.
Demick |
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| RustyWa |
Feb 28 2003, 08:03 PM
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Working Member Group: Members Posts: 610 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Kent, WA Member No.: 72 |
The only thing I worry about when I end up prying one side off is that when the bail pops out of the socket in the head, it takes a little bit of aluminum with it.
Getting them back on is the hard part. I've still got the late style exhaust on mine and I believe the heat exchangers are more in the way. |
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