Help! remove coilpack

mx5lover · Postby **mx5lover** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:59 pm

I spent one hour this morning to try to remove the coilpack, but failure... :oops:

I found that was very hard to undo the third bolt behide the coil pack,
is there any better way to do it without moving the heater hoses?
I did removed it by myself last year, but I can't remember how did I do it now...
BTW, how to clean the inside of the coilpack, I can see some black thing(carbon) in it?

Postby **NitroDann** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:01 pm

The 3rd bolt sucks. Use a grinder and cut a wide slot in the bottom of the bracket so it slides into place not bolts.

Dann

mx5lover · Postby **mx5lover** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:58 pm

I know cut a hole at bottom will save a lot of work, but at least I have to take it out first.
is that really matter to install the third bolt.
I am just thinking to throw that bolt away if is only use for holding the coil pack.

Dweezle · Postby **Dweezle** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:01 pm

Without the bottom bolt the coilpack can sway and eventually break the tabs holding it at the top.

Postby **NitroDann** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:07 pm

Yep, gurans just snapped.

Dann

mx5lover · Postby **mx5lover** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:46 pm

At this stage without cutting the bottom yet,
is there any better way to get this bolt out?
the space around that bolt is too limit, can't think any method to take it out.
or I have to remove the heat hoses first to free up some space?

Dweezle · Postby **Dweezle** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:55 pm

I seem to remember using a spanner and it just took alot of turn, remove, put back on amd turn again and again.
Till it was loose enough to use your fingers.

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mx5lover · Postby **mx5lover** » Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:30 pm

Dweezle wrote:I seem to remember using a spanner and it just took alot of turn, remove, put back on amd turn again and again.
Till it was loose enough to use your fingers.

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I have tried spanner before, but still too narrow to turn it...
I probablely need more power...
Oh well, I'll give it a go on other day.
But thanks for your help and Dann's suggestion.

mx5lover · Postby **mx5lover** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 8:44 pm

Finnally,I did get the bottom boil out last week by using a spanner.
place spanner on the boil then place other stick or screwdriver
at the end of the spanner, hammer it. once the spanner turns,
it will very easy to get the bolt out.

I took a look into the coilpack holes.
it's quite dirty inside, how to clean it and make it work perfect again.
Is that ok to wash by coke and water then let it dry out itself?