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| albert110 |
 Jul 4 2018, 07:56 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 18-May 18 From: Tacoma, WA Member No.: 22,131 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
Hi all,
Recently picked up a carbed 1973 914 1.7 to learn performance driving and get my feet wet with car tuning... Unfortunately my first maintenance task has me stumped. I got the valve cover off no problem but for the life of me I can't get the retainer clip back on. Is there a trick to it? I've been trying a few different methods to muscle it back on but I haven't figured out how to get the right leverage to get the end of the clip into the hole. My searches haven't turned anything up, I'd appreciate any tips or links. Thanks. |
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| Maltese Falcon |
Jul 4 2018, 08:12 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,686 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None  |
I use a (custom made lever) slightly bent 1" wide-tip chisel (about 10" long) that has its sharp edge ground away. Then put a tiny bit of lube just at the 2 contact points where the wire-bracket makes contact with the valve cover dimples. Slip the chisel up into the large Arc of the bracket, and place a small piece of plastic ( or tape some old credit cards together ) just under the chisel-tip / where it sits against the valve cover; and give it a gentle push upwards....and it should snap itself back into place (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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albert110 reinstalling the valve cover clip Jul 4 2018, 07:56 AM
ClayPerrine
Hi all,
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