Swapping water rails

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Swapping water rails

Post by Jordi » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:19 pm

How to swap water rails from 1.3 to 1.6.

Is it easy enough to do? Any pics?

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Re: Swapping water rails

Post by dan_2k_uk » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:20 pm

undo bolt, pull off, push on other one, do up bolt. :thumbup:
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Re: Swapping water rails

Post by Jordi » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:22 pm

Don't i look like an incompetent doosh asking that now.
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Re: Swapping water rails

Post by Darrell » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:37 pm

New O-ring and rtv, just to be sure :thumbup:
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Re: Swapping water rails

Post by Jordi » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:40 pm

Size o ring please?
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Re: Swapping water rails

Post by Darrell » Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:11 pm

Took a while to find that :S
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Re: Swapping water rails

Post by Jordi » Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:16 pm

Where do you get this stuff from?

And thank you.
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Re: Swapping water rails

Post by Darrell » Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:20 pm

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Re: Swapping water rails

Post by Darrell » Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:24 pm

O rings dimensions are normally the internal size, but it may be worth checking before/if you order any..


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Re: Swapping water rails

Post by ROBBIE » Tue Apr 09, 2013 9:50 am

Silly question do you have to swap when doing the 1.6 swap?
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