How to remove intake plaque on stock intake??
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Curse
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I guess mine were not stock.
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bcmbcmbcm said:
Who knows where the hell my car has been, so I am leaning towards mine aren't stock. Seeing as how they tend to seize as mentioned by HISSIN50, I guess they stripped and were replaced. I would recommend a dab of anti-seize on the bolts when putting the plate back on.
mustangjoe87
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i was gonna paint mine too a while back and yeah 3of4 came out great and the 3rd stripped. so when ever i get a new intake im just gonna break the plate.
allen doesn't sound so bad after all
if you don't care about being 'correct', f&cK it and replace them with allen screws... torx are a PITA and I use them once every 5 years, replacing my intake plaque was one of them... on a different note (read=rant) I am proud to admit I bought an extra new new new plaque 2 years ago from a Ford dealer speculating they would be obsolete very soon...VERY hard to duplicate the wrinke finish inside a machined finish as is the stock part..
if you don't care about being 'correct', f&cK it and replace them with allen screws... torx are a PITA and I use them once every 5 years, replacing my intake plaque was one of them... on a different note (read=rant) I am proud to admit I bought an extra new new new plaque 2 years ago from a Ford dealer speculating they would be obsolete very soon...VERY hard to duplicate the wrinke finish inside a machined finish as is the stock part..
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whats wrong with Torx's??bcmbcmbcm said:
I like them (bunch of interior screws, underhood, gauge cluster, and a bunch of other crap on these cars require them)
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Why not just use a Craftsman screw out bit? Should make short work out the small bolts, and you wont have to F'up the plate or upper intake.mustangjoe87 said:
I guess nothing is 'wrong' with them, just another fastener..
since I use torx so infrequently, I don't have any fine torx tools as I do hex. Come to think of it I have NEVER stripped a torx, (in part because they are so seldom used!!??), but all MY torx tools SUCK because I can't justify the cost of good torx tools. (The main torx tools I have are from the factory tool kit from a Saab I had when I strayed from the 5.0 and I 'kept' before selling it..)
since I use torx so infrequently, I don't have any fine torx tools as I do hex. Come to think of it I have NEVER stripped a torx, (in part because they are so seldom used!!??), but all MY torx tools SUCK because I can't justify the cost of good torx tools. (The main torx tools I have are from the factory tool kit from a Saab I had when I strayed from the 5.0 and I 'kept' before selling it..)
Jeremy - new avatar? It threw me for a loop for a minute.
I have not had issues with Torx fasteners either - I have rounded off allen head stuff (a lot of Euro cars from back in the day had allen head fasteners instead of hex head bolts).
Choosing the correct sized bit is important.
Good luck.
I have not had issues with Torx fasteners either - I have rounded off allen head stuff (a lot of Euro cars from back in the day had allen head fasteners instead of hex head bolts).
Choosing the correct sized bit is important.
Good luck.
hah, yea, that always throws people for a loop, that 4 inch cowl is LONG gone, it was too ricey on a vert that did not need clearance like that, I got a lot of **** from my friends and family for that hood.
took this photo off the gt40p heads on the explorer motor i'm in the middle of dropping in.
took this photo off the gt40p heads on the explorer motor i'm in the middle of dropping in.
