Tool for taking OPTI apart??
03-04-2005, 10:53 AM
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Melting Slicks
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Tool for taking OPTI apart??
Where can I get the inverse torx looking tool needed for taking the opti apart? AutoZone and Advance both have inverse torx sets but the smallest one is still too big. And I can't seem to find a torx screw laying around here that has the same size head to just stick on the bolts and remove them with pliers. Any suggestions??
03-04-2005, 11:01 AM
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Melting Slicks
I ran all over town looking for one. There are two tools you need, the inverted torx socket which I had to flag down a SnapOn Tools truck to get, noone else had one. The other is a small torx screwdriver(not a socket). You can get these at Sears. They have a small section of mini-screwdrivers, black and green handle.
03-04-2005, 11:36 AM
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Melting Slicks
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Ok well I figured out the size, it's an E5 torx if anyone cares. You can get them all over the web for cheap. I am going to try and source one locally today. We shall see. I have some time to kill today as you can tell. 
Lee
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03-04-2005, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by R94 LT 1
I've heard a spare TB cover screw would work, but haven't personally tried it.
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03-04-2005, 05:01 PM
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Well got it apart, and as predicted the rotor was in about 1000 pieces inside the case. I am almost happy to see it that way. I hate it when you take something apart and you can't find or visually see any problems with the part. Not the case here for sure.
On another note, how free spinning is the rotor supposed to be if you were spinning it with the little keyed thing that goes into the timing cover? Is it supposed to feel a bit notchy or should it just spin free?
Lee
On another note, how free spinning is the rotor supposed to be if you were spinning it with the little keyed thing that goes into the timing cover? Is it supposed to feel a bit notchy or should it just spin free?
Lee
03-04-2005, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SilverBeast
I got mine at an electronics supply place, after going all over the city. It's the same tool that takes a Game-Boy apart.
03-04-2005, 11:48 PM
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Just for the record....
Yesterday i took my opti apart, I used one of the two screws that are used on the TPS sensor...
Used it with a pair of visegrips and didn't hurt the threads...
Yesterday i took my opti apart, I used one of the two screws that are used on the TPS sensor...
Used it with a pair of visegrips and didn't hurt the threads...
03-07-2005, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by LPDesRoche
Well got it apart, and as predicted the rotor was in about 1000 pieces inside the case. I am almost happy to see it that way. I hate it when you take something apart and you can't find or visually see any problems with the part. Not the case here for sure.
On another note, how free spinning is the rotor supposed to be if you were spinning it with the little keyed thing that goes into the timing cover? Is it supposed to feel a bit notchy or should it just spin free?
Lee
On another note, how free spinning is the rotor supposed to be if you were spinning it with the little keyed thing that goes into the timing cover? Is it supposed to feel a bit notchy or should it just spin free?
Lee
03-07-2005, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by SilverBeast
If installed properly, the rotor should not "spin" at all. It should only rotate with the crank/cam moving.
Lee
03-07-2005, 10:36 AM
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St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by LPDesRoche
I was just referring to how free should the bearing inside the opti spin while the whole thing is apart? I know they are prone to bearing failure as well so I was just curious what kind of tension or preload should I be feeling when I try to turn it with the little keyed shaft inserted.
Lee
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The distributor itself should not have any catches in it when spun, but move smootly. It probably will not spin very much when spun by hand. It can have a little play in it (the new ones do), but not a lot of slop. Better?