Removing clips from Injectors??
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 1999
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From: Hendersonville TN
Removing clips from Injectors??
I think I have put up a question about every part of the process so far
What is the trick to get these off without breaking one as I have already broke one of the clips and I am not in the mood to break any more. I have the fuel rail separated so now the clips are the last thing in my way before I finish the long put off project.
What is the trick to get these off without breaking one as I have already broke one of the clips and I am not in the mood to break any more. I have the fuel rail separated so now the clips are the last thing in my way before I finish the long put off project.
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Mentor Ohio
Brett,
What I did on mine was you'll see a little tab on the left side front when they are locked in. Slide the tab to the right. If you can feel behind them or have the fuel rail off there will be a large tab on the back and now it will be on the left side. This means they are unlocked and you can pull them from the rail.
There seems to be some discussion on the forum about whether to use them again or not. I am no expert so I’ll leave that decision to you and the pros. I replaced mine from Summit Racing. They come in packs of 8 for under $12.00 a pack.
Stewball
What I did on mine was you'll see a little tab on the left side front when they are locked in. Slide the tab to the right. If you can feel behind them or have the fuel rail off there will be a large tab on the back and now it will be on the left side. This means they are unlocked and you can pull them from the rail.
There seems to be some discussion on the forum about whether to use them again or not. I am no expert so I’ll leave that decision to you and the pros. I replaced mine from Summit Racing. They come in packs of 8 for under $12.00 a pack.
Stewball
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From: Bergen County, NJ Democrats, doing for the country what they did for Michigan
Screw the clips, you don't need them. They are a relic from the assembly line to ensure injectors didn't fall out while on the line, kept them in the rail.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Citrus Heights California
Pull the fuel rails off with the injectors attached.
All you have to do is push the tab on the clip.
The clips will spin around and release the injector.
I got new clips from Summit Racing. They're cheap and easy to replace.
All you have to do is push the tab on the clip.
The clips will spin around and release the injector.
I got new clips from Summit Racing. They're cheap and easy to replace.
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Only thing they are good for is pulling the rail with injectors to see when pressurized if one is leaking, other wise you don't need them.
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I just put the little tab on the edge of my workbench and 'roll' the injector out of it.