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Old Oct 29, 2006 | 08:22 PM
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How to take apart the opti?

I am goginto be putting on a LTCC kit, i need to know how to take out the cap and rotor on the opti, what size are those little screw thngs? and what do i need to be careful doing, and how should i seal it back up again?
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 08:24 PM
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http://www.charm.net/~mchaney/optisprk/optisprk.htm
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 08:24 PM
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You will need a special torx style bit for it. I believe its a T7. Someone will chime in with the correct answer.
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 08:28 PM
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The tool to take the optispark cap off will cost you $0.85.
http://web.camaross.com/forums/showt...ight=optispark
Nuff said.
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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You will need a special torx style bit for it. I believe its a T7. Someone will chime in with the correct answer.
E4 socket. You were close. It was a torx.
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 10:57 PM
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way cool thanks for all the info and the great responses!!!!!
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 11:05 PM
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what do i have to be careful of? can i damage something? and do i seal it with RTV?
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by KillinFormula
I am goginto be putting on a LTCC kit, i need to know how to take out the cap and rotor on the opti, what size are those little screw thngs? and what do i need to be careful doing, and how should i seal it back up again?
For the cap it's a deep E-4:
http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/lis27490.html

For the rotor it's a small torx, I think T-8.
Old Oct 29, 2006 | 11:24 PM
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what do i have to be careful of? can i damage something? and do i seal it with RTV?
If you're only taking off the cap and rotor nothing much to be careful of. The delicate parts are below that.

If it's a 1st-gen opti, then if you want to seal it, you should vent it, so any moisture that does get in has a way out. If it's a 2nd-gen opti, then seal away.
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 05:34 AM
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Rotor Torx size is T9..
Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:18 PM
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thanks again for all the info, i think i will practive with one of my crap optis and play around justt to make sure i dont screw my good one up, i tend to screw stuff up.
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