I pulled the front cover bolts and oil pan bolts but theres still a tight hold on it by the AC bracket studs.What esle holds it on?It says 6 bolts but those are pulled already and theres no dizzy on it.



Luis

the 19mm front pulley bolt?



mike

Thats been off for awhile now.Its attached at the dowel pin area right by where the dizzy sits.Stupid engine is starting to annoy me. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png I have the 6 bolts out the pulley off the oil pan bolts off and still stuck.Tried cranking it with a rubber mallet and nothing.Its held together to tight and don't want to crack the cover so I have to figure something else out.

theres a hidden bolt! under the grease



mike

I'm going with Mike on this one

i see you've done this too https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png



mike

theres 2 pins that holds it in place u may have to use a flathead screwdriver or a prybar to separate it from the engine .

I'll try prying it a bit more at the pin on that side.Seems to be the only stuck spot.Those 6 bolts are easy to remove so its got to be something small.

ARG!Its at the dowel pin on the opposite the oil metering pump.What is holding it tight there?Nothing is mentioned in the manual of a 7th bolt holding it there. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png

I hate hidden bolts! When I pulled my 12a, I had to seperate from the tranny and I missed a side plate near the exhaust. A 2 hour job ended up taking 2 days with all the ******* around. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png

Hey Mike, you could tell me anything that might help here. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png I want the T2 in the car this weekend and it doesn't seem to be getting there this month at this rate

haha, look again for hidden bolts they are sneaky and like to hide under the goo. usually you have to tap the back of the cover with a hammer (with the oil pan off) to pop the front cover off



mike

I just went out to the garage to take a look at a front cover.....yup, only 6 bolts holding it on. Use the tap method like Mike said. If you jam a screwdriver in there you will ding the cover and maybe cause a leak in the future. Or wait, you're tring to remove the T2 cover? You won't need that one anyways so jam away! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

I had one that was so stuck, it pulled the dowel pins out of the side plate. They were rusted to the front cover. Only 6 bolts.

It's my SE cover right now.I'll try hammering it good.I have all 6 bolts off it for the past 2 weeks.I'll try to take it off in a bit. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/happy.png

on the subject of front covers does any 1 know can you put a 12A cover on a s5 13B. so I can stick it in the 1st gen

yup, the only different ones are the fd



mike

It finally came off.Took a dowel pin out in the process but came out. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683473.gif

sweet! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

Cross that one off the list. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif



How hard will the dowel pin be to fix?

just grab one from the other motor.... https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png



Raul

I've got to figure out a way to extract the dowel pins from mine. Well, I visegrip has worked before...

I have a tool called a "Stud Remover" that softly grips the threaded studs and pressed

in pins and allows you to twist then out accordingly. It's pretty cool.



Raul

Sounds like a cool tool. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

Gets rid of all the competition at party's too. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif

https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683785.gif The stud remover is also known as a Bouncer.

We call him a "**** Block Jock" .



All the bouncers around here are 300lb Gorillas with bad breath!

A side note, Make sure you make a oil drain hole in the front cover before you put it on the T2 engine! I made that mistake. I thought I would be able to use the rear drain on the block (TT13b's have a turbo drain on the rear plate and the front cover) but then I made my exh manifold and found out that it would be damn near impossible to use the rear https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...1047683358.gif So last night I had to pull the front cover off with the engine in the car, not that much fun.

Yeah,I'm not making that mistake.I'm pulling T2 cover off tommorow and bringing them both to a shope and see what they can fab up for a return line. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif

I went the same route Directfreak went, drilled/tapped right under the OMP. There is a perfect indentation there for 1/2 NPT.

i think thats where the 12at goes



mike

I was going to go that route to but the auto parts guy says there might be a better way to make a hose than that for the cover.We will see soon enough if hes right. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

I don't see where else the oil could be returned to the engine becides the front cover.

He meant that a AN hose prolly isn't the best way to do it.I shall see what he has in mind. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...#>/biggrin.png

I just went down to the hardware store and got fittings and hose, thats how I'm going to do it https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png I like spending $10 instead of $70.

yeah and its low pressure, you dont need fittings



mike

I still need to take the return line off my turbo...... https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...DIR#>/wink.png

https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png Now this swap is getting to me.I went to drill a hole a bit further up the shifter rod and the drill bit breaks.OK, then I goto to get the T2 front cover off to bring it to the auto parts place and went to get the pulley bolt off and loosen the flywheel nut instead. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png Damn the T2 motor.My old SE pulley bolt poped off after some motivation why the hell doesn't this one.ARG! https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/angry.png

A vicegrip worked fine. They came out with some twisting and WD40. I hit them with a wirewheel and now they're all shiny with a few deep grooves in them from the teeth of the vicegrip. A little file action and they won't bind or go out of round when I tap them back into the front plate.