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hi does anyone have any suggestions what to use for gudgeon pin removal on a watercooled 1.9
been using a rawlbolt does work but a bit fiddly any suggestions?
thanks ged.

The VW tool does the job and works in a similar way... but the problem is the lenght of the rawl bolt... + the "clips" chaffe on the piston and burr the groove, this makes for a right old job when trying to draw them out... suport the piston well as you dont want to damage them and alos dot want to bend a rod....

thanks fo that . dont wanna buy the correct tool as on a budget.out of interest how much is correct tool?
regards ged.

I always found that one of my toolbox sockets on an extended bar took them out with a couple of taps

Just put some rag around so you don't damage the piston.

I used an M8 threaded rod with assorted washers,nuts and a small steel bar with a 10mm hole in it to gently brace against the casing.

Simples

Ian

used rawlbolt to remove gudgeon pins worked ok trick not to insert too deeply and twist out rather than pull u get two pins out for one rawlbolt so buy a few 2 quid max for 4

I also used a piece of threaded rod with washers, though it depended on which piston it was on to what i needed to do. For gudgeon pins that i couldnt hit with a socket the threaded bar was used.

put the bar through the gudeon pin and put a washer on the end you cant really see with a nut holding it on, on the other end put a big washer on held in place with a nut at each side. Then whack the washer held with two nuts using a hammer till the gudeon pins moves enough to remove the piston.