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Thermostat housing.....help required!!
Posted: 05 Jul 2008, 18:57
by ermie571
4 bolts.....1 spanner......3 turn.....1 rounded...get the rounded one to turn....then one of the others just turns....and turns....and turns....
Its not fair!! I have a shiny new VAG thermostat to go in....and it won't play ball!!!
Worried outbout forcing the bolt upwards as it may not then go back in
what do we do next??
Thanking folks in advance
Em
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Posted: 05 Jul 2008, 20:40
by Fritz
If the 10mm headed bolt/set screws are spinning, it is no good forcing them up wards as you will bugger the bottom half of the stat housing as well as shagging the top half with it.
Personally I'd be taking the whole thing off to have a closer look at,,,,,,,if it is possible to fix then go for it. BUT by the sound of it you will be lucky enough to rescue the top half,,,,,,and you will be on the look out for a new or good second hand bottom half of the stat housing.....
Regards
Fritz,,,,,,,,,,,,
Posted: 05 Jul 2008, 21:50
by ermie571
cheers Fritz...thought as much
Just hoped there may be a trick or two to get it off!
Em
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Re: Thermostat housing.....help required!!
Posted: 06 Jul 2008, 07:01
by Grun
Em,
Have a look at the bottom of the page on this link to JK.
http://shop.justkampers.com/index.php/cPath/2_1021_1130
The bottom half of the casing has threaded metal sleeves bonded to the plastic, these tend to corrode, I think, and expand cracking the plastic.
New top and bottom housings (while still available) would be a good investment. I assume this is the type that you have fitted.
Mike
Posted: 06 Jul 2008, 10:32
by Ian Hulley
Take the assembly off ... very carefully cut the bolt head off ... now carefully push the brass insert out downwards and re-assemble using an M8 bolt instead of the M6 (10mm head) and nut you'll have to drill out the hole in the top part. If you're lucky you'll get away with it, although you may have to re-seal round the joint with silicone or similar.
Ian.
Posted: 06 Jul 2008, 13:36
by ermie571
Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!
A job for another weekend me thinks.....Will look at investing in new while still avialable, but trying to repair and keep old for emergency!
oh well....at least she will run without a thermostat (has been doing for at least the three years we have had here
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Got to sort out a couple of drips as well......
hey ho. We plough onwards.
Em
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Re: Thermostat housing.....help required!!
Posted: 06 Jul 2008, 14:34
by Grun
em,
Reason I mentioned....'while still available'.... was this post from Simon Baxter........
http://archive.club8090.co.uk/viewtopic ... sc&start=0
Mike
Posted: 06 Jul 2008, 15:25
by Ian Hulley
As I told you before Emma, it's worth trawling the s/h stalls at shows ... good ones are still out there
Ian.
Posted: 06 Jul 2008, 16:39
by ermie571
will be trawling....and purchasing from JK if I have too!
thanks all.
Em
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