Glad to have new tires, oil service, complete brake flush and cooling system check done. I made it to the AOS but the carpet removal is a mystery, I'm also tired so I'll pick it up tomorrow anyhow here's a look from the back. Maybe something looks the same to you as I have never seen any other 987 series apart either.
I figured it out already dudes, there are screw downs on the foam. I'll photo from the inside tomorrow if it goes well.
I'm in more to come to
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Waiting to hear from Blackstone on this :
Geezus...it looks like you drove through a garbage dump.
My tips for AOS: First take your time and have a lot of time, this procedure isn't the cake walk Pelican has it rated at, I certainly wouldn't assign it to a novice as a first learning experience if your back is sore do it another day and use soft fender covers you'll need them. Take the door off the air filter for extra room, I thought it helped a lot. Take the top wire harness off. If like me you cant get the AOS tube off take the entire hose assembly at the clips that are easy to access then you can rotate the entire AOS assembly inside void where it resides the for a better angle on the tube. Use a straight magnet from the side to retrieve and reset the front fastener, there is a straight shot clean access from the left side. I found lighting it from the top I could see the magnet and the torx on the extension for the fastener, definitely the way to go at it. The fastener you access from the inside is easier than taking all the stuff off to get at it. My old AOS looks brand new but a promise is a promise so I'll cut it open when I get a chance and post it.
For initial placement, turn the AOS upside-down and then once it's in the void it belongs in reposition it. The tough parts of this job are the extra care needed to not to drop a fastener that's why I believe they are extra long. Oil the O rings on the new unit with fresh oil. Once it's seated and the fasteners are in, then reseat the oil tubes as they were. That's it the rest is simple assembly. Here's a shot of the AOS out and twisted to make hose removal easier. Also happy to report the plastic is fine but you need a lot of pinch force to release the clips.
Back in place ready to go, left pic is front fastener via the engine port
The top pancake portion of the AOS is a diaphragm, bladder and spring. Looks a little like an old mechanical fuel pump without the actuator arm.
Excellent info and great deail, thanks
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May I suggest posting this into the How-To articles section? You can see that this is a new section located here:
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