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  1. +1 from me, I ended up using Irwin extractors and a strap wrench to hold the pulley
  2. Well it's all done ! It seemed that the union was seized on the high pressure pipe to the power steering pump so I tightened it on to the pump before fitting to the engine and managed to bend the pipe so it would seat properly (I will be getting a new pipe fitted in the near future). The only other problem I had was the Thermostat housing plug sheared, but I managed to remove the remnants and replace with a radiator blank/valve. Thanks Steve
  3. Hi, Sorry for the stupid question, but is there a method to attaching the high pressure power steering pipe to the pump, no matter what way I try I always end up with the pipe twisting whilst tightening. The good news is that once this is done I'm back on the road !!!!!
  4. yeah it was to do the P gasket, the bolts wouldn't move and started to round off so I bought some bolt removers and whacked them on with a lump hammer, also used a blow torch at one point. The pulley still moves but only just by hand.
  5. Hi, After weeks of grazed knuckles I have managed to remove the p/s pulley bolts, but have noticed that the pulley doesn't seem to move as freely as it did. I used Irwin bolt removers as I had rounded the bolts, and as the removers are not a perfect fit they had to be persuaded on with a hammer, is it possible that I have ruined the bearing in the pump ? It's taken me a few weeks due to lack of time due to the birth of a new baby plus lack of proper tools so I'm not 100% sure whether it was like this when I started the job. Any help would be appreciated as I don't want to put it all back together and then have to do it all again. Thanks Steve
  6. Well the bolt removers turned up today, and I picked up a strap wrench from maplins to hold the pulley. Still no joy though, the bolt removers are a fair bit smaller than the rounded bolts and with the fan and cowling still attached theres not enough room to whack it with a hammer. So I'm going to order new bolts for the pulley and a fan spanner. I'll probably have to wait until after the baby's born to try again though (she was due a week last Wednesday, the missus is being induced on Monday) thanks again for all the replies
  7. Well ordered the bolt removers from Amazon today and got an email saying delivery by the 5th of August I should have read terms before ordering. Anyway I'm going to clean the intercooler whilst i'm waiting. Thanks for all the replies
  8. Hi, Thanks for the reply, I've soaked the bolts with plusgas overnight and still no joy, I tried hammering on a 3/8 socket and managed to break 2 sockets. I'm going to buy some Irwin bolt removers and give them a try, has anyone used them ?
  9. Hi, I have a 300tdi which developed a bad leak near the waterpump the other day, on closer inspection it seems to be coming from the P gasket. So following the thread in the technical archive I set about doing the job myself. Firstly I struggled to remove the bolts from the water pump pulley (the belt tension wasn't enough to hold it) I then went on to the power steering pulley, but the bolts wont move (i've heated the bolts with a blowtorch) and they have started to round off . Anyone any suggestions ? Also can the fan be removed easily without the belt being attached ? Any help would be appreciated, thanks
  10. Cheers guys, I've ordered all the parts, so should be able to get started Tuesday or Wednesday. I'll let you know how I get on regards Steve
  11. Just to make sure, the pipe im looking for is 3/16 af ? (1995 300 tdi) Ebay have a kit with everything for about £30
  12. Cheers Les, Your guides in the Tech achive have already saved me a few quid (the garage wanted £80 to fit the rear droplinks, as the nuts were seized).
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