Dropped a bloody screwdriver bit!!
Dropped a bloody screwdriver bit!!
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Daston

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6,148 posts

232 months

Monday 15th June 2009
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There I was putting the air box back together (after a failed attempt to get it off) all going well when I got distracted and dropped a sodding screwdriver bit down between the engine block and the throttal bodies! God knows where its gone. Spent ages with a tourch and cant see it anywhere. Isnt on my drive either so I am guessing its sat on the undertray or pinned against something.

It's all ways those little mistakes that take ages sorting out!

Please tell me I am not the only one who has done this??

VARLEYHYD

2,244 posts

236 months

Monday 15th June 2009
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Daston said:
There I was putting the air box back together (after a failed attempt to get it off)
Did you undo the 'Third' clip?




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Edited by VARLEYHYD on Monday 15th June 16:26

so called

9,160 posts

238 months

Monday 15th June 2009
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VARLEYHYD said:
Daston said:
There I was putting the air box back together (after a failed attempt to get it off)
Did you undo the 'Third' clip?


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The third clip is on the underside of the box.

Daston

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6,148 posts

232 months

Monday 15th June 2009
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Do I have to undo the one underneath to remove the top part of the air box?

I fear I may have to remove the whole thing now in order to find this screw driver bit.

NCE 61

2,457 posts

310 months

Monday 15th June 2009
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Daston said:
Do I have to undo the one underneath to remove the top part of the air box?

I fear I may have to remove the whole thing now in order to find this screw driver bit.
The one underneath does have to be un-clipped to remove the top half of the airbox, you are not the only one to drop things, I did the same when fitting my carbon fibre airbox, my Allen key bit was caught by the undertray!

glow worm

7,406 posts

256 months

Monday 15th June 2009
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It would be interesting to know how many "plastic" airboxes (tops) have the throttle body tubes broken...virtually everyone I've seen has at least the rear one is broken where someone has struggled fitting it. Just hope the broken plastic bits haven't gone anywhere I wouldn't want them.

Daston

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6,148 posts

232 months

Monday 15th June 2009
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Ahh I can see the photo at home! No didnt know anything about the 3rd clip that cheeky bugger!!

Will have a shot at that one evening. Wouldnt be too much of an issue if it was just a case of pulling a bonnet release leaver.