Fuel Pressure Regulator

[spaceCADETzoom]

What i did is used a cheap L allen wrench and put a pipe over it.

oh holy crap. I won't even go over all the crap I've been doing the last few weekends trying to get that thing. bolt still in. still crappy mpg. the not-as-hot weather has made starting not a problem anymore, though.

Your idea is great though. I don't have a pipe handy...you use anything specific? I need to get a vice grip pliers and put a hex bit into the hole, twist via pliers. I tried with regular pliers...but it kept slipping. I really, really don't know how anyone can get that thing out. I've probably spent more on new tools that I could have just paying someone to do it...

[Ldub]

Would anything like these be of use?

Craftsman 15 in. Flex Handle 44201 - Cant imagine life with out it!



Hex Bits - These are several more examples. Checkers or Autozone carry them as well for pretty cheap.

[spaceCADETzoom]

Yep. Bought one at the suggestion of a previous post in this thread. No dice.

THe bit is too long. THrough a lot of effort I might get everyting IN there....but theres no room for the bolt to loosen/turn. My best headway came from hammering the end of an allen wrench. But the bolt is now turned to a point where the allen wrench can only be oriented in a way that I can't easily hammer.

[Ldub]

Hmmmmm ...PB blaster?

[etlsport]

what about taking an allen wrench and cutting the end off of it (so its just a straight hex key) and then using a regular 6mm crescent wrench to turn that?

[Dino]

what about taking an allen wrench and cutting the end off of it....

Yeah.. but like the pics below perhaps.

You could also grind it down on a bench grinder. A Hacksaw will not cut it so don't even try that.

A short 6mm allen really is handy for this.









Here's the whole thread that the pics are from.
Lots of pics so it may load slow. I replaced the rear bolt with a 12mm hex head.

[JHarris1385]

I used a non cut allen, then stuck the extension handle from my small floor jack over it. USE PB BLASTER

[etlsport]

yep thats where the idea came from... being short makes it harder to reach in there and pull the allen wrench out each time.... so its easier for me to use be able to put it back there once and then just use a crecent wrench from there same basic idea though... btw thanks for the write up dino... finally gave me the guts to tackle the project.. been puttin it off for like a year