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Old 09-17-2007, 05:44 PM
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How about using a small hydraulic jack to "press" it out? Unfortunately, unless they were put in backwards last time, you'd have to push from the front towards the back and I can't think of much to push against.

Worse comes to worse, you might try getting at it from below. The UCA alloy is pretty soft, and you might be able to cut it off from around the bolt with a hacksaw, even by hand. That won't free the bolt directly, but it'll allow direct access to the stuck part of the assembly.

AlsoI'm curious (for future reference) if the bolt head could have been torqued off? Or is that pretty much impossible with these hardened bolts?
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