RB30 Installing Extractors
How to install RB30E Extractors[edit]
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Tools[edit]
#1
These are the tools required - socket set, extension, offset ring spanners, and a big hammer:
Heatshield Off Manifold[edit]
#2
Using the Socket Spanner and a 6mm bit and a Extension bar or Screwdriver remove the screws/bolts on the Heatshield:
Manifold Off Head[edit]
#3
Some of the nuts are shrouded very closely by the manifold casting, so you'll need the thinnest wall socket you've got. Unbolt the manifold nuts:
#4
#5
Slip the manifold back off the studs:
Flange Off Cat[edit]
#6
Unbolt the flange from the cat:
#7
Drop the flange:
#8
Another view:
More Removal[edit]
#9
Remove the exhaust manifold:
#10
Remove the gasket:
#11
Exhaust manifold removed:
#12
Remove the oxygen sensor:
New Extractors On[edit]
#13
Comparison of the manifold with the extractors:
#14
New extractors sitting in place, with new gasket:
#15
Bolt the extractors onto the head. Notice the oxygen sensor is now hooked up on one of the branches:
#16
Bolt the new flange onto the cat: