IP removal
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I have seen enough people mention the need for a special wrench that is just for these trucks and will cost $$ Or if you have the ability to take existing wrenches and rebend/grind them to the shape needed. Somebody else will have to chim in on that one.
With that being said I am wondering if you tried it yet? For whatever reason on the truck in my sig I have been able to alternate between a couple 9/16" open ended wrenches that were different sizes and with the fuel return hard rail disconnected from the pump and its hold down brackets.
I haven't had a problem yet and have dealt with a couple pumps on this truck this far. When one wrench ran out of room I was able to start another and angle it in a way to give me the throw I needed to loosen and tighten.
With that being said I am wondering if you tried it yet? For whatever reason on the truck in my sig I have been able to alternate between a couple 9/16" open ended wrenches that were different sizes and with the fuel return hard rail disconnected from the pump and its hold down brackets.
I haven't had a problem yet and have dealt with a couple pumps on this truck this far. When one wrench ran out of room I was able to start another and angle it in a way to give me the throw I needed to loosen and tighten.
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From: Denver, CO
Make a wrench
Most guys use a 9/15 combo wrench and do as 94IDI says and grind it down to fit. I personally used the closed end since it is 12 point and you can get more degrees of turn from it. A lot of people will tell you that they were able to get them off and on with a regular wrench, but do yourself a favor and make one and store it because you will likely need it again in the future. Do a search in this forum for "wrench" and I bet you will find some pics of what other people did.
Good luck,
Mac.
Good luck,
Mac.
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thanks guys. I did grind my wrench down and was able to get it off. Now i have more questions. Since i swapped in a zf5 i do not need the TPS and can leave it disconnected, correct or not. Also i bought new copper washers for the injectors but cannot get the old ones off. Do i need new washers. I should also mention the pump and injectors are used, they have 2000 miles on them.
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It's not much harder to do it on the truck and did the po turn it up?? And I soaked my injectors in a degreaser for a couple days and with a knife they came right off no problem
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I do not believe the pump has been turned up because the little blob of gray paint is unbroken
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From: London, KY
I did the same thing except I cut the open side off when I cut it to a usable length and ground the box side down to make it thinner so that it would fit on the nuts. It was free and it works like a charm!
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From: Chico, CA
I just pulled mine off yesterday, no special wrench needed, but I think I was just lucky. We'll see how it goes in.
I remember someone here was selling custom IP wrenches, but they were something like $40+.
Mike
I remember someone here was selling custom IP wrenches, but they were something like $40+.
Mike
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From: Fort Worth, TX
I used a crow's foot wrench with a swivel and some small extensions. It was a B*** but I eventually got it out. Take off the #8 line before you lift it out and it will not catch on the firewall/vac lines. Take off the #7 too if you can reach it.
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i got it out last night without removing any lines but it was not easy. I also got all return lines and injectors out, i did screw them back in just a little to keep anything from falling in. I am going out now to try and tackle getting everything back together. If all goes well i will be going for a test drive by noon. However i have had projects like this before where it was noon three days later when i finally test drove it.