krusing
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Hey guys. I needed to remove the thermo housing today as I found it leaking after doing LIM gaskets and putting on a S/C insulator. I replaced thermostat but didn't use any gasket maker (wrong move).
So I got the thermo housing off without taking off the U bend.
Remove everything as posted by others above, undo the bolts for the sensor/regulator that is on the s/c and swivel it towards front of motor. Wiring loom at the firewall is a pain but if you remove nut that holds a bracket to the firewall with loom in it you can get it out of the way so as to give clearance to the thermo bolt under the U bend.
The tool. I used a 10mm ring ratchet spanner with the offset swivel on it. 10mm extension socket for the easy one. Once everything was removed out of the way I had thermo housing off in 5 minutes.
Hope this helps in the future.
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