I am in the process of building a D16Y8 for boost. I Don't have a Y8 manual so I assumed for the most part a 91 Civic SI manual would do fine. Well I guess I was wrong...the manual shows you taking the ten bolts out the top of the bridge and says lift it off...did that....well it's not lifting off. I can't see anything holding it on. Here are some pics see if I am doing anything wrong.

 

Lightly tap the girdle from each side with a rubber mallet until it starts to seperate.

 

Crap don't have a rubber mallet, anything else work. I read in a haynes (hate that book) to hit it with a hammer....not to keen on hitting something like that with a hammer.

 

use a brass or copper hammer, wont mar the metal.

 

Put a short piece of 2X4 wood on the girdle and tap on the wood.

 

put a towel over the hammer and tap it.

 

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This thing will not budge. I even took a pry bar to it. What would be making it stick?

 

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Use the force Luke.

 

HEHE...it's that lack of torque....maybe I should get a B16 since it's just like me

 

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