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Old 07-23-2008, 03:10 AM
bob_98sr5 bob_98sr5 is offline
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damn that sucked. took me a whole hr!

theres hardly any room to get that snap ring plier in there. learn from me: jack up the car and go from the bottom.

remove the snap ring and the spring inside the thermometer will push the plastic piece out. i did my insepction and its fine, even the rubber ring that's attached to the plastic piece. i tried to fit a harbor freight viton o-rings i bought, but they did not work b/c they are round shaped like a donut whereas the oem o-ring is shaped more like a tire. i'll save them for the BD processor.

anyways, long story short, its all good. but if you have to do this and you have big hands, id advise jacking up the car, remove the hoses, and remove the two bolts that fasten it and then work it in a bench vise
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