ever struggled with a VW exhaust manifold spring clip?
gr...@my-dejanews.com
LOVE this new tool. This patented gadget enables you to easily install or
remove the C-shaped spring clamps used on 81 and up VW's. It's fingers go into
the two holes and as you trun the tool's nut, it pulls the clamp open for easy
installation. Shipping is 10.00 UPS ground flat fee. COD's cost an additional
5.00. Other Volkswagon specialty catalogues will ask you to pay over 50.00 for
this tool. Get yours today!
bid on one today at (pics are there too!)
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and expensive, and it doesn't work as good as the 'wedge' type tool. My recipe
follows.
Sorry.
Dan K
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Exhaust springclamp tool-easy & cheap to make
I've heard all the complaints about how removing the two spring exhaust clamps
is so hard, and that you need an expensive complicated tool to remove
them...blah, blah, blah!!! :)
With the RIGHT cheap and easy to make tool, these are the easiest downpipes to
remove I've ever encountered. I can literally disconnect my downpipe in less
than 30 seconds. Well, I could, until I replaced that old manifold with a
4-into-2 from a GLI. Which, BTW, is one of the bigger pains-in-the-ass to
remove, in my humble experience, tho well worth it for the increase in
rev-ability!
To make this tool, you will need:
1) a hacksaw (or equivilant)
2) a hand file, or a grinder/grinding wheel
3) ~ 8" length of ~1/8" thick x 1 1/2" (or 2") wide steel strap/bar(mine are
made from ~1/16" 'sheet' metal and are a little thinner than I'd like, ie: they
bend a little in use tho they work ok)
4) helps to have a vise to hold it while you are cutting/filing, or hold it
with your ViseGrips
Here's what you are going to make:
two of these.
| |
|< 4 or 5 cm>|
|<~2-3cm>| |
_________ _________
|*********--_ ___ /|\
|************| /|\ |
|************| | |
|************| | |
|~1/8" thick | | |
|****steel***| | ~8.8 - 9.0 cm
|************| | |
|************| ~7.8 cm |
|************| | |
|************| | |
|************| | |
|************| _\|/ |
|*_*_*_*_*_-- ___\|/__
The pair I made are slightly different lengths, but work fine. I wouldn't go
much shorter or longer, but I'd make 'em on the longer side first, as it a
little easier to file/grind off some extra than to add. :)
Here's how you use them:
Raise(and properly support) the front of the car high enough to be able to lie
on your back under downpipe(on ramps works for me.) The principle of this is to
use the leverage you have on the downpipe itself to spread the clamps. You push
the downpipe to one side, the springclamp on the side you are pushing from will
spread, and you reach up and slip one of these wedges into the clampspring and
ease off your pressure on the down pipe. If you've pushed the downpipe over far
enough, you will have inserted the wedge fully into the springclamp, so reach
up and grab the tool/springclamp and it will literally fall off(onto your head,
probably!) Push the downpipe the other way and insert the other wedge, and as
it falls out in your hand rejoice at what a wonderful thing you've just
accomplished.
It's tough to put the tools back into the springclamps, if you separate them
out of the car, so don't unless you are replacing the springclamps.
Replacement is the reverse of removal, hold the downpipe up into place, set one
of the springclamps/tools in its place. Push the downpipe so that it spreads
out the clamp and the tool will fall out(again, on your head, right in your
eye, if you're lucky! :) ) Put the other one into place, do the same and you
are done.
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Peter
gr...@my-dejanews.com wrote:
Other Volkswagon specialty catalogues will ask you to pay over 50.00 for
> this tool.
>
It's already been to Illinois.
Techtonics has an economy version of this tool, that is $20 or so.
Peter thesc...@juno.com
'88 Scirocco 16V
'87 Scirocco 16V
'83 Caged Rabbit GTI
dav...@my-dejanews.com
> LOVE this new tool. This patented gadget enables you to easily install or
> remove the C-shaped spring clamps used on 81 and up VW's. It's fingers go into
> the two holes and as you trun the tool's nut, it pulls the clamp open for easy
> installation. Shipping is 10.00 UPS ground flat fee. COD's cost an additional
> 5.00. Other Volkswagon specialty catalogues will ask you to pay over 50.00 for
> this tool. Get yours today!
>
> bid on one today at (pics are there too!)
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=93216459
>
> http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
>
I found two large screwdrivers, some knuckle skin and a bit of swearing did
the job adequately !