Removing thermostat housing 1.9 DG

[itchyfeet]

it must me 10 times worse in situ in the engine bay.

i reccomend an ice pack or frozen bag of peas for the neck ache tomorrow

[what2do]

Would echo that although always worth battling with them if you have the right tools and where prudent (ie away from plastic or anything that could distort or melt), use heat and proper pentrating fluid. Mig welder can sometimes get you out of trouble with a nut welded on etc but its just plain difficult or impossible sometimes.

Very true, and ten times more difficult when the stud shears beneath the surface, but........not impossible. Patience of a saint, spread out over a few evenings so as not to lose one's rag and dump them!!