Head temp sensor, Installing Options

[whitey]

I need to install a new head temp sensor II. It seems that you can't remove the rubber bushing in the engine tin. Is there a way to remove it or do you just have to force it out like the other bushings? Do I need to remove the top tin to expose the sensor to replace it?

Thanks, Dave

[ptravnic]

I've heard many suggestions pertaining to the removal of the CHT - the most popular being cutting a perfectly good deep well 13mm socket. While this does indeed work, I've successfully used another method many times over:

Run the wire through the 13mm deep well socket so that the socket slides down the wire to the CHT base. Now the wire prevents you from inserting your extension/socket wrench into the sockets square hole. Take a pair of needle nose vise grips and get a tight grip with one of the vise grips prongs the inside of one of the square sides and the other prong on the outside of the socket. Then twist. Unless the CHT is really rotted into the head this method will work - and even if it is rotted in there very tight a lil liquid wrenchish type solvent and you should be able to break it free.

I suppose anyway that'll work best for you is the way to go - just saying what has worked for me.