JimmyL -yes I did all of the above. I even went so far as to pull the retaining clip. I realy wacked on it(along withW-D40, PB Blaster) with the drift and nothing.

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2dieseljohn
1979 300sd (283,000+) Road Trips
1983 240D 4-speed (350,000+) Daily Driver
1967 E-TypeS1 in bits and pieces