help with egr blocker

[bevi]

I'm trying. To put my egr blocked plate in not goin so good any tips or tricks? I have a 08 lmm

 

[PAT]

What's giving you problems? Should be able to back-out the 2 bolts and spread the cooler from the up pipe. Then insert the plate.

 

[LWATSON]

Spray the nuts with PB blaster and try again tomorrow, there tight. I loosened the nuts and took a flat screw driver to spread the egr and uppipe apart then slid it in. It's a little tricky. Also try to get some high temp RTV on the egr side of the plate. Put the gasket on the up pipe side.

 

[Forever]

The bolts are a PITA and so is prying it apart. I pried from the bottom and another person pried from the top.

 

[bevi]

ya i was just haveing trouble with the bolts brakeing loose i gave up and did my tie rod sleeve ill save the plate for another day i guess. thanks for the input guys

 

[RPM Motorsports]

On the LMM's I cut the bottom edge of the plate at a 45 where the bolt slots are. The Egr housing itself sticks a little back further then the flange and makes it a pita to slide the plate in, if you can't spread the gap open enough.

 

[wes06dmax]

swivel head ratchet wrench and a cheater pipe makes this job so much easyer