AEM CAI issues
03-07-2014, 05:53 PM
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AEM CAI issues
Soooo after a long 4 hours of disassembling my 8 i got my AEM CAI installed and I found out very quickly that I have no idea how to put back in the push in tabs.... i broke 2 trying and after 30 minutes of failing i had to quit before i lost my mind... Please help me out I need my car tomorrow night and if I cant get these tabs to go in im screwed.
03-07-2014, 06:43 PM
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03-07-2014, 07:00 PM
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Pull the center back out. It is much easier to install them before you push in the locking pin section. 
Just pull it apart and squeeze the little tabs together and shove it in the hole carefully. Making sure all the tabs go into the hole before pushing it in fully. Then slip the insert piece in all the way and your done.
Just pull it apart and squeeze the little tabs together and shove it in the hole carefully. Making sure all the tabs go into the hole before pushing it in fully. Then slip the insert piece in all the way and your done.
03-07-2014, 07:23 PM
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Pull the center back out. It is much easier to install them before you push in the locking pin section. Just pull it apart and squeeze the little tabs together and shove it in the hole carefully. Making sure all the tabs go into the hole before pushing it in fully. Then slip the insert piece in all the way and your done.
Just pull it apart and squeeze the little tabs together and shove it in the hole carefully. Making sure all the tabs go into the hole before pushing it in fully. Then slip the insert piece in all the way and your done.
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sooo i tried again this morning and I am still having trouble i seriously might have to bring it to a shop..... how much pressure do u guys have to put on the pin before it pushes in? i feel like i had all the pins pushed in and pushing really hard... my thumb is killing me from pushing on the top of that damn thing.
Even if i get one done i dont know how i am gonna get the other 30 in lol >< FML!!!!!!!
Even if i get one done i dont know how i am gonna get the other 30 in lol >< FML!!!!!!!
03-08-2014, 11:50 AM
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sooo i tried again this morning and I am still having trouble i seriously might have to bring it to a shop..... how much pressure do u guys have to put on the pin before it pushes in? i feel like i had all the pins pushed in and pushing really hard... my thumb is killing me from pushing on the top of that damn thing.
Even if i get one done i dont know how i am gonna get the other 30 in lol >< FML!!!!!!!
Even if i get one done i dont know how i am gonna get the other 30 in lol >< FML!!!!!!!
There's 4 prong looking thing on the bottom and there's a center piece - the center piece usually screws out leaving the 4 prongs to detract back into the center.
When you put the center piece flush with the rest of the tab - it expands the 4 prong thingies making them lock.
It's quite tough to push plastic tabs in if the center section is screwed in flush with the tab. Just give them a small counter-clockwise turn (about 1/4) with a phillips head screwdriver and they should screw out far enough for you to push the whole tab in.
Then simply turn clockwise to make the tab flush again and lock.
Hope it helps lol
03-08-2014, 12:41 PM
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O_o the plastic push tabs really shouldn't be giving you a hard time as long as you understand how they work.
There's 4 prong looking thing on the bottom and there's a center piece - the center piece usually screws out leaving the 4 prongs to detract back into the center.
When you put the center piece flush with the rest of the tab - it expands the 4 prong thingies making them lock.
It's quite tough to push plastic tabs in if the center section is screwed in flush with the tab. Just give them a small counter-clockwise turn (about 1/4) with a phillips head screwdriver and they should screw out far enough for you to push the whole tab in.
Then simply turn clockwise to make the tab flush again and lock.
Hope it helps lol
There's 4 prong looking thing on the bottom and there's a center piece - the center piece usually screws out leaving the 4 prongs to detract back into the center.
When you put the center piece flush with the rest of the tab - it expands the 4 prong thingies making them lock.
It's quite tough to push plastic tabs in if the center section is screwed in flush with the tab. Just give them a small counter-clockwise turn (about 1/4) with a phillips head screwdriver and they should screw out far enough for you to push the whole tab in.
Then simply turn clockwise to make the tab flush again and lock.
Hope it helps lol
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