Does anyone have any suggestions how to remove injector crush washers that are stuck at the bottom of the (I guess it's called?) prechamber? Trying to replace the injectors with rebuilt ones? Help!

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Rev. Dr. G. Church of the SubGenius
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A stiff wire with a hook small enough to fit through the hole.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

I used a small screwdirver and a magnet

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Dean

Magnet or a clothes hanger bent small enough to hook it.

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll try them. But these are in there VERY tight. I tried a screwdriver and they don't budge. Thinking about bending a large nail, maybe that will work. Try it tomorrow.

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It doesn't take a genius

By the way, these things are called heat shields.

I bought a 4 piece pick set at Sears that had a hooked tool that worked perfectly for this.

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'85 300D, 'Lance',250k, ... winter beater (100k on franken-Frybrid 3 Valve Kit)
'82 300D, 'Tex', 228k body / 170k engine ... summer car
'83 300TD Cali Wagon 210k, wife's car

That's what I use to pull the dash clusters. It also doubles as my heat shield puller.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

Worst case scenario you could remove all of your injectors and crank the engine over and blow them out of there. Ask me how I know that will work...

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

It's a pain to find them after that...
...ask me how I know.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

I second that notion...

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

I use a spring hook. Plain and simple. And I have had to give some a good yank......

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

And not a spring with a hook...that'll send those babies flying even further than the engine can.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

These babies will not budge. Sprayed some PB blaster on the front one, tried the hook and yank procedure (bent the hook). I guess I'll try the turn engine over after removing injectors next.

It looks like the rprechamber has a lot of carbon in it or the crush ring is too large for it. I dunno....

Any other ideas?

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Rev. Dr. G. Church of the SubGenius
It doesn't take a genius

needle nose pliers..

stick the pliers in closed then open them and try and pull them out?

But if you are replacing them, who cares if you find them or not?