WTB-rent, community help

scrubs · #1 August 28th, 2016, 08:01 AM

Hi, looking for community help with help in tool to rent or buy from others that have purchased for a one time use for head gasket replacement, 200 tdi.

After replacing the exhaust gasket for what was believed to be leaking it was discovered that the #4 is leaking towards bulkhead.

Looking to do this after harvest and attempting to have everything on hand when starting this rather than scramble and wait for some tool and forget something.

**leastonce** · #2 August 28th, 2016, 08:06 AM

What do you think you need apart from basic hand tools and a torque wrench and a head bolt angle gauge?

scrubs · #3 August 28th, 2016, 08:16 AM

Angle guage for sure,
After looking at LR toolbox, reading a few pages on line realize most tools I have tho might be a few,as usual, not mention on either, LR toolbox or on pages read.
Just those little things that can make this a nice experience over a bad one

Overlander · #4 August 28th, 2016, 08:36 AM

i have the angle gauge, which you can get locally at napa or autozone. however, having done the headgasket many times (unfortunately), I have heard from several seasoned mechanics that they don't use them. they use a paint pen on the bolt heads to monitor the degrees turned, and then go by eyeball

scrubs · #5 August 28th, 2016, 09:06 AM

Thanks for heads up on the paint,
LR toolbox also had paint on bolts, know I know why.

**Red90** · #6 August 28th, 2016, 09:21 AM

The angle gauges are only around $10.

rdavisinva · #7 August 28th, 2016, 10:00 AM

Torque wrench, socket, and angle gauge is all you need.
I always take the head and have it skimmed and install new head bolts.

Overlander · #8 August 28th, 2016, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdavisinva

Torque wrench, socket, and angle gauge is all you need.
I always take the head and have it skimmed and install new head bolts.

Always use new bolts! Always!

scrubs · #9 August 28th, 2016, 03:30 PM

Understand new bolts, thanks, will call Trevor tomorrow,
Will get angle guage locally,

Lindy · #10 August 28th, 2016, 09:11 PM

Where in the Midwest are you located?

scrubs · #11 August 29th, 2016, 08:47 PM

Late reply here,
New bolts are being ordered,
After work got left side apart,
Reading on right side and top end for removal tomorrow and skimming on Wednesday hopefully return Friday and start assembly if parts make it her.