Dave's Evo X Build/The Life of Dave blog

[scheides]

Ugh that is a tough spot! Maybe something like a crow's foot (I think that's what they're called) would work? Basicaly a open-ended wrench head that has a hole in it for a ratchet..could be just enough to get it loose.

[rose0529]

Ugh that is a tough spot! Maybe something like a crow's foot (I think that's what they're called) would work? Basicaly a open-ended wrench head that has a hole in it for a ratchet..could be just enough to get it loose.

yup crowsfoot.

Goodluck on the car this weekend. Hope your back running... If it helps you feel better it supposed to rain this weekend :)

[Murlo26]

I'll try searching for a crows foot? Who has them, any old place? Like lowes? Or should I go to sears or somewhere else more focused on tools?

[rose0529]

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202934573/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=crowsfoot&storeId=10051

or you can try sears to, they might have just singles.

[Murlo26]

Thanks Rosey! I'll stop by the Home depot tonight, won't hurt to have extra tools :)

[Knoxville]

Thanks Rosey! I'll stop by the Home depot tonight, won't hurt to have extra tools :)

Maybe Bed Bath and Beyond? Not sure if you'll have time!

[Murlo26]

Well, Shawn texted me a great idea last week and finally I got to trying it tonight. I spent like 8 hours working on my cousins 07 maxima this weekend doing his brakes (with beers in between of course) so I didn't even want to work on my car.

Anyway, advice = pull CMC bolts off and pull CMC out at the same time as brake booster.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/Murlo26/7cabec20.jpg

success! Thank you Shawn!

So the instructions on the magnus leave out some stuff and make it seem so much easier than it is. There is one bolt for the plate that is absolutely buried under the dash and I had to take this off to get at the bolt at all.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/Murlo26/ab97f01a.jpg

No idea what it is. However I still couldn't get it really with the tools I had. I ended up just unscrewing it from the engine bay, which took forever...but finally...progress.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b252/Murlo26/100a6ca9.jpg

Anyway, I lost like half my allen wrenches somewhere, so I wasn't able to continue. The CMC bolts onto the magnus adapter plate with big ass allens, so I need to figure out that size and continue on. Half way done though, should be easier putting it back on, well once the CMC is back on, the rest isn't too bad.

Anyone know those allen bolt sizes for sure?

[Halon]

This thread really makes me not want an Evo X.

[Kracka]

This thread really makes me not want an Evo X.
Nothing wrong with the X. Scheides and myself are both still rocking the stock plastic CMC, and Scheides has the "weak" 2008 version with an ACT HDG6... The fuel systems can get a bit tricky at high power levels, but Scheides is doing well with a pump, BAP, injectors, and a rail. I'm still on nothing but a Walbro pump and injectors. KISS is really the key here.

[turbotalon1g]

This thread really makes me not want an Evo X.

:lol:

If murlo is spending 8 hours doing brakes on a new car that might tell you something, hopefully he left out that he was replacing all 4 corners and turning them by hand or something.